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The Truth About Charlie Reviews

Aug 28, 2025

Success in 1 hour and 44 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $5,300,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jul 28, 2025

The only reason people low-ball this movie is the need to fetishize Grant and Hepburn. Both versions are entertaining but this one’s got better atmosphere.

Jun 26, 2022

It's a bit slow in parts, and the videography is unsettling to the point of almost being crazy weird. There is a sincere lack of chemistry between the leads. However, Newton gave a great performance. And I did get surprised a few times. I wanted to keep watching to find out what was really going on. Not a great movie, but fun camp. Just don't compare it to the original - take it on its own merits.

Jul 1, 2020

ineffective remake that's miscast leads fail to do anything with.

Sep 3, 2017

I was bored for most of the movie.

Jan 13, 2017

The Truth About Charlie is a good film with cool twists and turns, Mark Whalberg and Tim Robbins acted really well, the other co-stars did a good job too

May 5, 2016

Wahlbergs worst. Demme directs this dud.

Apr 17, 2016

No one can replace Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. Wasted effort.

Jan 10, 2016

Just OK remake of "Charade" that sort of starts ok, but just utterly falls apatt at the end. Newton and Wahlberg are ok, (though no Hepburn and Grant), the three thugs aren't menacing enough and Tim Robbins is certainly no Walter Mattheau. Plus those POV shots, those damn POV shots.

Aug 25, 2015

Horribly written. Completely stupid

Apr 27, 2015

May have been okay if I hadn't seen the original. And the original was mildly entertaining.

Jan 20, 2015

Remake de un clásico que combinaba a la prefección diversos géneros, pero esta vez a pesar de tener un buen director no logra levantar vuelo.

Sep 12, 2014

The original movie blew this one out the water!!! The plot was all over the place!!!

Sep 7, 2014

Can I sue Jonathan Demme for those two hours of life I wasted watching this crap? The best performance is by Simon Abkarian's mustache.

Aug 4, 2014

Terrible remake of "Charade". Cary Grant & Audrey Hepburn were much better!

Jul 4, 2014

A terrible remake of Charade. God awful camera work, so jerky it makes you feel ill. Average dialogue that never engages. A horrendous miscast, with Wahlberg definitely being no Cary Grant and Thandie Newton being no Audrey Hepburn. The Truth About Charlie also has one of the worst surprise endings known to man, as not only do the informed audience know what will happen, but the twist on Charade's ending is pathetic. I get that this is supposed to be a 'hip' remake but, its pointless and hard to watch, especially with the postage stamp plot feeling like rushed and pointless throwback, unlike in Charade, where it felt fresh and new. Stay away from this Charade clone.

Mar 29, 2014

Remake de un clásico que combinaba a la prefección diversos géneros, pero esta vez a pesar de tener un buen director no logra levantar vuelo.

Feb 15, 2014

I seem to be the only one that really likes this movie!

May 4, 2013

I really liked Newton here, but the plot seemed like it was trying to hard to be slick and since you just kept waiting for a big twist, when it finally comes it's a massive let down. Whalberg and Robbins at times see they are in a totally different movie. They are fine at times, but are hamming it up in full cheese modes in other scenes. It's flashy like the Bourne films, and keeps the interest, but it never really goes anywhere, and after the rain showdown the film is awful.

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Apr 10, 2013

Very cool film that doesn't quite approach the level of Matt Damon in the Bourne series but is nonetheless tremendously entertaining with many delightful and unexpected cameos.

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