Charlie St. Cloud is the touching story of a young man who needs to find a meaning to his life. This film stars Zac Efron as the titular character of Charlie St. Cloud, and includes the talents of Amanda Crew, Charlie Tahan, Donal Logue, and Ray Liotta.
Charlie is a sailor, and he likes to sail with his little brother Sam. Charlie has even won a sailing scholarship for college. The night Charlie graduates high school, he has plans to go to a party with his friends before one of them ships out to the military, but his mother has to work a shift and makes him babysit Sam. Charlie tries to sneak out, but Sam catches him and makes Charlie give him a ride. They’re involved in a fatal car accident that kills them both–however, a paramedic is able to bring Charlie back.
At Sam’s funeral, Charlie runs off to keep a deal he made with his little brother to practice catch every day at sunset. Sam actually shows up, and they agree to keep the deal. Fast forward five years later, and Charlie plans his day around sunset so that he can keep his deal with his little brother. He also works at the cemetery, where we learn he can see the deceased before they cross over. In town, Charlie also meets the paramedic who saved his life, who tells Charlie he needs to find purpose in his life since not everybody gets a second chance. Soon, Charlie does discover his purpose, but he has to choose between fulfilling it, or keeping his brother Sam.
Charlie St. Cloud is touching and incredibly sad. Zac Efron gave the best performance I have ever seen from him–this movie was outside of his comfort zone of feel-good teen movies. Donal Logue was also great as Tink; it was weird for me to see him not be a funny character, but he pulled it off. Charlie Tahan was great as the little brother Sam, who despite everything stayed very eleven. Amanda Crew was wonderful as the love interest, Tess, and Ray Liotta was absolutely inspiring as the paramedic who saved Charlie.
This movie is great for anyone who loves tearjerkers. Bring the Kleenex: you will cry. Zac Efron fans are in for a treat with this movie. However, if you just can’t do sad movies, then Charlie St. Cloud is not the movie for you.
I loved the film of the Life and Death of Charlie st. Cloud, I went to see it yesterday,, I cried pretty much all the way start to finish,, It’s not all sad parts are happy but each time I stopped crying and started to dry my eyes, Charlie’s brother (who is dead) Sammy, comes on screen and it just makes me start crying or when other of his ‘friends’ come on “/
I loved the film and will definatley see it again and get it on DVD, definatley more of a girly film and a heart sob story :’)