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The Truth About Charlie / Charade

Cary Grant (Actor), Audrey Hepburn (Actor), Jonathan Demme (Director), Mark Woollen (Director) | Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: DVD
2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
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1 Star for the Remake but I would Give Charade a 5! Jun 15 2004
Format:DVD
Charade is a teriffic movie!

Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn shine in their rolls as does the supporting cast of James Coburn, Walter Matthau, Ned Glass, and George Kennedy.

The remake, the Truth about Charlie has a great cast, Thandie Newton, Tim Robbins and Mark Wahlburg but even they can's save this turkey!

Jonathan Demme is usually a great director, his movie Philadelphia was amazing but he tried to hard to make this Charade remake into some sort of arty movie and it just didn't work and I like arty movies. Also the plot was a mess, there was too much going on at once, the criminals weren't as compelling as in the original and were very boring and I definitely have to agree with the previous reviewer that the added character of Charlie's crazy mother was awful, she was an awful addition and just didn't fit in to the story and the twist ending during the end credits involving her and Tim Robbins character was stupid.

This DVD is only worth buying for Charade because it's shown in a beautiful anamorphic format and is cheaper then the Criterion DVD but if the Criterion DVD goes on sale I will buy it and get rid of this DVD!

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An inexpensive way to buy a masterpiece: "Charade" ! May 2 2004
By A Customer
Format:DVD
"Charade" is the very best romantic comedy thriller ever made. It is Stanley Donen's masterpiece, and the only film collaboration between Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. I've watched it as many times as "Singin In The Rain", because just like that famous musical it makes me smile! My original copy of "Charade" was a cheap VHS knock-off. Universal apparently long ago let the copyright lapse, so they never promoted a video, and for the same reason "Charade" was unjustly ignored by the AFI, since the commercial reason for the AFI lists was to promote the sale of videos.

The less said about "The Truth About Charlie" the better! The charming "Melvin and Howard" is the best Jonathan Demme film I have seen.

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The Truth About Charlie Feb 28 2004
Format:DVD
Can't we give this movie a little credit? It has merit of it's own without being compared to Charade. Truthfully I'd give The Truth About Charlie 3 1/2 stars. It is a good movie with a good plot (taken from Charade), interesting characters, suspense, and romance. The filming was original with unique camera angles and some choppy editing but if you like Mulon Rouge's editing you won't mind this. The romance is more believable than the one weakly developed in Charade and the plot is more understandable than it was in the original. This movie will appeal to people the original will never reach because some people simply aren't into old movies. The main characters had great chemistry- Walburg is handsome (not gorgeous) and the woman is ravishingly beautiful and I enjoyed seeing her give a serious twist to an sillier Hepburn character. She has that grace that Audrey had as well. Charade I have to give at least 4 stars to because it's two of the greatest actors of all time (who as a bonus are both gorgeous) and is much funnier than the remake (though the remake did some things better).
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Most recent customer reviews
TERRIBLE
My husband and I just watched this movie yesterday and both agreed that it was terrible. I have seen (and loved) Charade previously, but he had not and we both did not like the... Read more
Published on May 17 2004 by "movieandbooklover"
... and how NOT to do it.
Why? Why? WHY does Hollywood do this kind of remake so often? Are the major studios so bereft of talent they can't come up with something original without desecrating a classic... Read more
Published on April 28 2004 by Michael K. Beusch
5 Stars for Charade and 3 Stars for The Truth About Charlie!
I was in a record store looking at the used DVD's they had for sale and I saw this DVD and the price was very reasonable especially for one of the bonus features which is an... Read more
Published on Feb 27 2004 by Thebookwoman
Demme's "New Wave" Style Remake Just Doesn't Work
Now let's forget it. I mean not this film, but the fact that "The Truth about Charlie" is a remake of Stanley Donen classic "Charade. Read more
Published on Feb 14 2004 by Tsuyoshi
This was really bad!
Ouch! I watched this without knowing it was a remake. After about 20 minutes I could see a thin plot of Charade popping out. This film was a bore and really annoyed me. Read more
Published on Feb 10 2004 by mail
Watch it only with very low expectations
Wow. What an awful film. I saw this for sale in the bargain bin (along with Bend it like Beckham, which is a great movie, so didn't want to condemn Truth About Charlie based on its... Read more
Published on Feb 7 2004 by "velurion"
Mystery!
Regina returns to Paris to find her apartment stripped of everything and to make matters worse the police soon turn up to tell her that her husband is dead! Murdered! Read more
Published on Dec 30 2003 by Shirley Priscilla Johnson
VERY VERY loosely based on Charade
After regurgitating, I was able to collect my thoughts on this film. It starts out inept and only gets worse from there. Read more
Published on Nov 21 2003 by bernie
Do We Care?
The film is a remake of the Audrey Hepburn and Carey Grant classic, Charade. Regina (Newton), Charlie's wife, comes home from vacation to find her home completely empty and her... Read more
Published on Nov 19 2003 by Hazel Smith
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Judged on its own merits, The Truth About Charlie is a very well made and entertaining movie. Compared to Charade, it's maybe a bit more fun in some areas, but generally not as... Read more
Published on Oct 12 2003 by fat_runner
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