Synopsis
Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After high school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. As he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.
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Cast
- Zac EfronCharlie St. Cloud
- Charlie TahanSam St. Cloud
- Amanda CrewTess Carroll
- Augustus PrewAlistair Wooley
- Donal LogueTink Weatherbee
- Kim BasingerLouise St. Cloud
- Ray LiottaFlorio Ferrente
- Dave FrancoSully
- Matt WardConnors
- Miles ChalmersLatham
Recommandations
- 60
Village Voice
This handsomely shot melodrama has a twist too peculiar to dismiss as some two-bit Nicholas Sparks weepie. - 50
Orlando Sentinel
The movie's central gimmick isn't enough, and when more supernatural twists that don't play by the movie's own fantasy rules kick in, it lost me. - 50
Observer
One thing that defies debate: Zac Efron is going places as an actor of value. But he deserves better movies than Charlie St. Cloud. - 50
Arizona Republic
Guilt, grief and the struggle to move on are big themes, but unfortunately, director Burr Steers and his script writers aren't interested in exploring them. - 50
Miami Herald
Charlie St. Cloud is primarily a vehicle to prove the actor can do more than dance and sing. It's more of a demo reel for Efron than a movie. His predominant fan base, though, won't mind a bit. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
The surreal thing is, Zac Efron can't do despair. - 40
Time Out
Cue those weepy violins. Indeed, you get everything you'd expect from this mostly saccharine melodrama. - 40
Austin Chronicle
Though the soundtrack comes on kind of heavy, the cinematography (by Enrique Chediak) has a beautiful clarity. Yorick's skull or not, Charlie St. Cloud is no Shakespearean drama, but the film should prove to be another solid stepping stone for Efron on his way to a long adult career.
