'Charlie St. Cloud'
I have been extremely excited about this movie since I first saw the preview. Yes, I am a big Zac Efron, “High School Musical” fan, I will admit that, but he just seemed to really show his acting chops off in this movie. I will say, for me it was a tear jerker in some moments, and had great comedic timing when it needed to lighten up the mood. To cover the entire plot, it was sort of “Field of Dreams” meets “The Sixth Sense” with a love story and family drama tied into the mix.
Zac Efron stars as a high school graduate who has a promising future. He’s got a full ride sailing scholarship to Stanford and is ready to spend his last summer at home with his little brother and mom until a car accident prevents that from happening. He winds up working in a cemetery because he can see and communicated with his dead brother and refuses to leave him behind, and move on with his own life.
While the movie may sound like a depressing flick to catch, it has something that I find lacking these days, a very strong family tie, as Zac Efron’s character put’s his brother first before himself…the bond between the two (who were left at a young age by their father) is the defining theme of the movie. I enjoyed it, but I am a Disney Channel fan who is a sucker for the family tragedy story…it is a great movie to catch if you have the strong family bond, but may go over your head if you don’t care either way (kind of like it did for my boyfriend Tommy.)
Date for the movie: women like me who love Disney Channel stars like Zac Efron
Skip the flick if you aren’t in the mood to be depressed
*3 hello kitties (out of 4)*
Rated: PG-13 -- Running time: 99 minutes
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