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Charlie Bartlett
A rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist, dispensing therapeutic advice and prescription drugs to the student body at his new high school in order to become popular.
19 May 1939, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
21 October 1988, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
13 June 1986, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
24 October 1986, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 June 1951, Porcupine, Ontario, Canada
7 November 1989, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
February 22, 2008
Watching Charlie Bartlett only makes Wes Anderson's work seem more accomplished by comparison, because it underscores that thin line separating the agreeably fanciful from the overbearingly precious.
February 22, 2008
Those waiting for the arrival of the next Juno may want to skip Charlie Bartlett, a relentlessly earnest teen film about a 17-year-old misfit who's been tossed out of one prep school after another for bad behavior.
October 18, 2008
Charlie Bartlett plays it too safe.
October 18, 2008
The promising themes peter out as the film loses direction, though, and Bartlett is neither sympathetic enough to root for nor dumb enough to laugh at.
September 04, 2009
There are sweet moments, and there are funny moments, but it all just becomes so eye-rollingly calculated that it's hard to appreciate.
February 22, 2008
Charlie Bartlett is a refreshingly entertaining character study that refuses to dumb down its youthful cast or bury their concerns in service of a catchy soundtrack.
October 18, 2008
Lightweight fare, but a pleasant outing.
February 22, 2008
The characters remain halfway between genuine comic creations and realistic individuals, and the whole narrative feels artificial, stuck in the tension between being a morality play and a freewheeling comedy.
February 22, 2008
Imagine an R-rated Ferris Bueller with only the most annoying parts of the younger Matthew Broderick's screen persona emphasized and you'll draw a bead on Bartlett.
February 22, 2008
The movie as a whole is a sweet pill to swallow.
April 28, 2011
Writer Gustin Nash and director Jon Poll have their Ferris Bueller thing working perfectly, with a few 2008 wrinkles.