Shia LaBeouf
Charlie Countryman
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While traveling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.
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| Release Date | 2013-02-09 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Directors | Roman Vasyanov, Fredrik Bond |
| Producers | Albert Berger, Craig J. Flores, Ron Yerxa, William Horberg |
| Writer | Matt Drake |
There's a good movie in there, though 'Charlie Countryman' is weakened by a few of its elements.
Visually I enjoyed it, but the pace of the around 100 minute run time isn't the best. The story is hit-and-miss, there's certainly a plot in there somewhere that could be entertaining but it always feels held back by something... I think the love story kinda took me out of it a few times, especially as I didn't overly like (but didn't dislike) the performances of Shia LaBeouf and Evan Rachel Wood; LaBeouf is noteworthy emotionally at the beginning, though.
Mads Mikkelsen is the standout in my opinion, a fun performance from him. James Buckley and Rupert Grint, meanwhile, serve as decent comedic relief. Aubrey Plaza has a very minor (too minor) a role, while newcomer at the time Vanessa Kirby appears momentarily. It's a shame they ended up cutting John Hurt's narration, which could've been cool.
— r96sk