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10.06 / 17:09
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I’m Charlie Walker Review: Good Cast Left Hanging By Underbaked Script
It's the opinion of this critic that when a movie doesn't land for someone, the viewing experience is more likely to be frustrating if they can envision a version of it that would have. I'm Charlie Walker is a good test of that hypothesis. The new film from director Patrick Gilles aspires to many different paths for itself, ranging from Spike Lee-esque didactic fiction to a Blaxploitation homage, and it assembles a cast with the talent to realize that vision. But, in practice, none of these go beyond the level of overture and it settles into something resembling reenactments in a TV documentary. The paths for a better, more interesting movie are almost always visible, but I'm Charlie Walker never steps in their direction, too confident in a script that is still a few passes away from reaching its potential.