Totuus Charliesta

A mismatch of action, romance, and a peculiar atmosphere set in rainy Paris, where you don't know who is good and who is bad, with a disappointing finale – the worst thing the film offers. Not even Thandie Newton's charms can elevate this film to an average B-movie. It's unbelievable how the masterful and imaginative Jonathan Demme (Silence of The Lambs) has declined in productivity, and after more than a decade can descend from a demonically and brilliantly written thriller to a dull and completely unengaging run-of-the-mill film, where the star-studded cast doesn't automatically equal a solid viewing experience. The opening credits are inventive, the music is relatively well chosen, but the rest is not worth talking about. (18.09.2007)

Just about everything about this movie is wrong – starting with the lousy acting performances and ending with similarly lousy directing. The dialogue deserves special mention; you’d have a hard time finding something as dumb and illogical. I couldn’t think of anything nice to say about this piece of crap. To borrow the title of a Metallica song: It’s “Sad but True”. (18.12.2021)

I haven’t seen such a stupidly made film in a long time. It’s proof that even a good director and good actors can appear in a shitty movie of the lowest caliber that doesn’t make any sense. (06.03.2018)