Zac Efron is best known for his role in High School Musical. The Death and Life.. is his star vehicle. The plot centres on Charlie St Cloud (Efron) and his relationship with his dead brother, Sam (Charlie Tahan). Yes that’s right, his dead brother. If this sounds a little strange, that is because it is. This movie is weird. Weird can be good, like Donnie Darko, but this is just the bad kind of weird. About 30 minutes into the movie you start to hope that some one refers the poor chap to a professional psychologist.
Other plot points thrown in are; sailing, St. Jude, High School rivalry, and graveyard geese.
The 100 minutes feel like 100 days. 100 long days. The acting is only saved by the love interest Amanda Crew and a brief appearance by Ray Liotta. Kim Bassinger stars as Efron’s mother, briefly.
The main problems with The Death and Life... are the questionable acting and bizarre premise. Teenage girls might enjoy this because Efron is topless for a large portion of the movie, and not to mention brooding. Brooding is very in right now.
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud in one word: wtf?
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