BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Celia A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

JokerMichel The movie is supposed to be mysterious but not to the boring level ... Waste of time most of the time and doesn't create any suspense at all I wouldn't recommend it to anyone Let's not forget to mention

midnight_demon2502 The movie was great, the plot was carried over well, There weren't any scenes that left you wondering...what just happened, what did I miss, what was the director thinking, did the movie change tracks in the middle of the plot? This movie was well directed and the screen play worked beautifully accommodated by great acting. I don't know why critics have rated this film as low as they have, perhaps they are arrogantly snubbing it due to it's status as a remake. Don't compare this movie to Charade, it's an entirely new set of acting talent that pulls it off well and set of course in modern times, the movie stands alone as if Charade never existed. Go see this movie, rent it, but it, find it on TV, it's been frequently broadcast on USA. I give it two thumbs up!

rbverhoef 'The Truth About Charlie' is not worthy to be a remake of the great 'Charade'. To be honest, I don't even get why they had to remake that film since it still works today, both as a Hitchcockian thriller and as comedy. But they did remake it, and where the original film stars Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, two of the greatest stars in the movies, this film gives us Mark Wahlberg and Thandie Newton. Personally I like Wahlberg, especially in 'Boogie Nights', 'Three Kings' and later film 'The Departed', but apparently this role was for Grant only; Wahlberg does not pull it off. For me personally Newton ruined the film. I never understood whether this film contained the comedic elements as they were in 'Charade' or not, but whatever it was, it felt weird and out of place. Mainly, Newton's performance was the cause of this.The second distraction comes from Paris as the setting. Director Jonathan Demme, who has lost most of his 'The Silence of the Lambs'-touch, is too much in love with it. By now the world has seen the Eiffel Tower, and for that matter has heard Charles Aznavour (who appears from time to time), and the film does not realize this. If the story is only a backdrop for a place and an atmosphere, at least show us elements of both things we are not acquainted with. The story, by the way, deals with Newton as Regina Lambert who finds out Charlie, her husband for three months, now dead, used to lead more than one life. Apparently he had six million dollars in diamonds and now the French police, a couple of former soldiers who fought with Charlie, and a character played by Tim Robbins are after it. Mark Wahlberg's character named Joshua Peters pops up everywhere Newton seems to need him, meaning his role will stay vague as long as the film wants it to be.When the closing scenes finally arrived I did not care anymore. Who was who and why and for what reason; it didn't matter to me, I was just glad the film was over. The final scenes were supposed to have some suspense in it, but even that was spoiled by annoying close-ups and many cuts. I have seen quite some bad films over the years but this time I was really amazed with such good material wasted in such a complete way.

RLARKT199 after seeing The Truth about Charlie,i don't think anyone would care. this,so called,remake of the classic,Charade,should not have been made.Charade had it all. Romance,intrigue,comedy,beautiful Paris settings,complimented with a Henri Mancini music score. The remake has none of the above. Dreary Paris settings,music score,nothing to rave about,Thandie Newton is no Audrey Hepburn and Mark Wahlberg is no Cary Grant. This film is not a complete waste. A OK film to watch if nothing else is available. The DVD that Universal has released,here in Canada and the U.S.A. has both editions. In this way you can compare which film is the best. I am sure,most people will prefer the original,Charade. After around 40 years,the original Charade,still stands out. No doubt it will become a classic.