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Charlie St. Cloud is a young man overcome by grief at the death of his younger brother. So much so that he takes a job as caretaker of the cemetery in which his brother is buried. Charlie has a special lasting bond with his brother though, as he can see him. Charlie meets up with his brother (Sam) each night to play catch and talk. Then, a girl comes into Charlie's life and he must choose between keeping a promise he made to Sam, or going after the girl he loves Written by
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Taglines:
Life is for living
Motion Picture Rating
(MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for language including some sexual references, an intense accident scene and some sensuality
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Release Date:
30 July 2010 (USA)
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Also Known As:
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
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Box Office
Budget:
$44,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend:
£314,873
(UK)
(15 October 2010)
Gross:
£1,299,236
(UK)
(15 October 2010)
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Trivia
The part played by
Augustus Prew was originally written as a slightly older Russian immigrant. However,
Burr Steers had the part rewritten when he saw the audition tape that Prew sent him from London.
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Goofs
Before Charlie and the Tess have dinner she says she is leaving to sail in 3 days. After they eat she says she is leaving in a week.
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Quotes
Sam St. Cloud:
I'm okay Charlie. I'd give anything for you to see me. What I've become, but no one ever gets to see what could have been.
Charlie St. Cloud:
Sorry I had to break our deal.
Sam St. Cloud:
It was time. It's beyond anything we ever imagined Charlie.
Charlie St. Cloud:
I hurt as bad as the day you died.
Sam St. Cloud:
You hurt because you're alive.
Charlie St. Cloud:
We'll always be brothers.
Sam St. Cloud:
Promise, everyday, come rain or shine, through Hell or high water?
Charlie St. Cloud:
...I promise.
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Soundtracks
Pull My Heart Away
Written by
Jack Penate and
Paul Epworth
Performed by
Jack Penate See more »
Charlie St Cloud is the type of movie many people will love to hate. The plot is simply contrived and the script is somewhat identical to Shyamalan's film "The Sixth Sense" yet I was very much moved by the story of Charlie St. Cloud and by Zac Efron in the title role. It looks like Zac is going out of his way to shred that teenage 'High School Musical' image that he is now known for.
When we first meet Efron in the title role he looks to be a young man with a bright future. A scholarship to Stanford awaits as he graduates high school from his New England coastal town where he enjoys sailing with his younger brother Charlie Tahan. The two share some heart warming chemistry as brothers, those who have younger siblings will understand the brotherly love between the two.
However, a cruel trick of fate puts the two of them in the path of an oncoming drunk driver. Both die, but a determined, spiritual paramedic played by Ray Liotta manages to bring Efron back.
As per an agreement they made minutes before the crash, Zac and Charlie still meet in the woods every day to play catch and work on Charlie's baseball skills. It's all Efron lives for. By some trick of fate he can communicate and see his deceased brother. Efron's forgotten Stanford and he now works at the local graveyard, to be close Charlie so that He can fulfil the promise he made.
I won't go into it too much except that the climax is something that we have seen before yet it is still touching and shows that we must learn that the true value of life is to live and let live.
I came out of the cinema feeling good and that is what the film is all about- loving life. My only criticism is that Liotta and Kim Basinger(as the mother) don't have enough screen time, although i must say that Liotta still manages to impress even with this small supporting role. Zac Efron and Charlie Tahan deliver strong performances as the two brothers and Amanda Crew is pretty decent. The film is beautifully shot and the scenery is quite breathtaking at times.
We've seen quite a few romantic dramas this year(Dear John, The Last Song)- but this has to be one of the most touching(not the most original i must say) but still, it'll make you feel good inside. So my advice is go watch the movie or rent it when it comes out on DVD and don't believe those critics who's job it is to tell us how bad the movie must be just because it didn't earn $100 million at the box office.