Dry but occasionally interesting independent feature.
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10/02/05
Charlotte Sometimes (2002)
82 %
Reviews Counted: 44 Fresh: 36 Rotten:8 Average Rating: 6.8/10
Consensus:
Featuring an attractive young cast, Charlotte mostly shines as a portrait of the sexual frolics and hangups of L.A. Asian twentysomethings.
Runtime: 88 mins
Synopsis: Every beautiful woman has a friend like Michael-- a trusted and dependable soul, content to know he's "like a brother" to a woman he secretly longs to bed. The woman in this case Michael's neighbor and tenant-- a girlishly sexy princess by the name of Lori. Lori feels coveted and yet chaste... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Jacqueline Kim, Michael Idemoto, Eugenia Yuan, Matt Westmore
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08/18/04
This and other movies like it seem to say love is complicated and can cause much misery, but that never strikes me as insightful.
12/19/03
Fittingly probing, sensual, mysterious and raw. Byler’s exposition is vastly taut, revealing, and firmly perceptive. Charlotte Sometimes radiates with invigorating absorption
11/09/03
Though the themes aren’t exactly groundbreaking, they’re executed skillfully enough to make the movie well worth seeing - for fans of the genre, at any rate.
11/04/03
The film's nervous reticence makes it both precious and a little unwieldy, like a matchstick palace built on a subway platform.
10/31/03
As an antidote to talky American indies involving twentysomething romantic conundrums, Charlotte Sometimes hits just the right note.
09/23/03
Charlotte Sometimes nails the subtle psychotic element that circles budding relationships.
09/22/03
The foursome of actors, especially actresses Yuan and Kim, fill their portrayals with a smoldering, sometimes desperate, yearning.
09/05/03
An erotic mystery of sorts, the film works because it's laconic rather than talky and its actors are all up for the material.
08/29/03
It features plenty of hushed moments that suggest the presence of nuances that never really emerge from its murky tone.
08/27/03
A smartly made, hedonistic spectacle of alluring, nubile characters, sun-warmed narcissism and breathtaking color.
08/21/03
A romantic but nevertheless clear-eyed look at the things we do for love.
08/08/03
It's a hushed work of restrained emotions, elliptical storytelling and spare dialogue, peopled with smart, authentic characters who have drawn you into their lives before you know it.
08/08/03
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