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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowA sophisticated thrill. And incandescent Thandie Newton is a worthy successor to Audrey Hepburn in 'Charade.'
- 80VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyDazzlingly nimble and light on its feet, this breezy but densely textured love letter to modern, multicultural Paris in the guise of a romantic suspenser returns its director to the vibrant vein of his pre-Oscar work in "Something Wild" and "Married to the Mob."
- 80Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyCharlie doesn't have a point, doesn't give a damn about giving a damn. It is what it is: a beautiful goof, a drunken supermodel in search of one more party before the sun comes up.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe plot is essentially a backdrop, as it was in "Charade," for Paris, suspense, romance and star power -- If it is true that there will never be another Audrey Hepburn, and it is, I submit it is also true that there will never be another Thandie Newton.
- 60The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottYou may be taken by the director's enormous enthusiasm, but the picture doesn't quite work.
- 60SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinI wish it were as much fun as its prospectus. The truth is that The Truth About Charlie gets increasingly tiresome.
- 50Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonNewton may not be a great actor, either, but she's full of life and charm. She's the only thing holding this movie together at all.
- 42Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganIt's nice that Demme reveres the Hollywood classic, the French cinema and the glamour of his actors. But nice is all The Truth About Charlie is -- a nice mess.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghWhere "Charade" unfolds in a fantasy Paris full of glamorous white people, Demme's film takes place in a gray tangle of streets teeming with multi-ethnic Parisians. Newton and Robbins mimic Hepburn and Matthau, while Wahlberg is the anti-Grant, lumpen and thuggish rather than beguilingly debonair.
- 38Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanThe Truth About Charlie...is that this "Charade" remake is a lumpen bore.