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What's the deal with Rob Reiner? He had a few sparks of greatness early in his career: "This Is Spinal Tap", "When Harry Met Sally", "Misery", "The Princess Bride". But when was the last time you even heard his name? Was it when "The Bucket List" was being panned?

There's no need to watch "Being Charlie". You've seen it before, done better. I knew exactly what was going to happen; there were even times I could predict the next line of dialogue.

The story is about a spoilt little rich kid who has trouble with drugs and goes to rehab where he meets the typical group of wisecracking misfits, the cute girl to become his romantic interest, and the shockingly down-to-earth ex-jailbird to be his drug counsellor. His dad, played by a now-unrecognizable Cary Elwes, is a politician who, don't you know, seems to care more about his career than his relationship with his troubled son. Will he realise the error of his ways and reconcile with the young drug user? Watch this movie to find out. Or don't. You already know how it's going to work out.

Nick Robinson can be charming in movies and is obviously a future star. This is the kind of movie where you don't know if the actors could have done a better job; the screenplay gives them nothing new or interesting to work with. Hence Robinson always seems to be working from an ancient handbook - but so were the screenwriters.

I believed Robinson in the moment, but didn't believe his character. He doesn't seem like a hardened drug user. Why is this character on drugs, anyway? This is a question the movie doesn't try to answer.

Besides the unoriginal plot, which ah been repeated a thousand times... Its predictable, but i can skip that, watch it if you want to have a look at another movie about heroine, always fun.

But the major problem, the thing that is still messing with my head is... (drum roll) where the hell is Eva? I mean, they could have shown her laying on a street high AF, but no, never... if the idea was to make us wonder where she is, so we can relate to charlie get the same kind of feeling, they got it, the only thing you can relate to in this movie, is that you and charlie both have no clue where the hell she is.

Charlie (Nick Robinson) is white and privileged and at rehab, whose dirty little secret is that they have a high failure rate. Charlie is struggling with addiction and his best friend is his dealer (Devon Bostick). He meets Eva (Morgan Saylor) at rehab, who is also an enabler. Charlie's dad is a movie star running for governor of California (Cary Elwes).

The film brushes on the inability of rehab to be successful unless the user wants to change. Heroin addiction is lifetime, even to someone off the substance for decades, the urge comes back. As of this writing, I have one relative in jail (twice in rehab) and another in rehab for addiction for the third time. The truth is, these stories are not like my massage parlor and don't typically have a happy ending.

Drama with numerous light comedic moments.

Guide: F-word, sex, nudity (Morgan Saylor, Aubrey Reynolds)

This is a very impressive script by Nick Reiner and a skillfully adept Direction by Rob Reiner. When I first met Charlie I got that feeling of a young James Dean rebel, ( the hunched lean in' shoulders, ) and I was ready to take the punches with Nick Robinson's-Charlie-beset by house to house, back to back rehab #1,) 30 days #2;) 60 days as it spells it all out. "A dicey trap door laden journey unfolded." Being assisted by classmates in both half way joint's. One scary councilor at the first hub. One better man, at next hub'. And a third, a heart capturing one, played by; the actor Common. Addiction counseling, so infused with the irony and consequentially compromised leadership with ring leaders. In this multiple composite, or its p.o.v. it all rang authentic, and more so importantly it's fair assessments. The rapid chain smoking, and the shakes at the 60 days we're drawn into this Charlie who mouths off when he's knocked down but has already taken...so many shots by the first 30 minutes you hunker down in a corner with him too. In this state when we also meet EVA--Morgan Saylor--in the most clever screen intro I've seen saving our Charlie from a runaway bail out. You find it makes sense "to root for them as a team."

When you reach the old first overnight out, the look on Charlie's face when EVA suggest's that return binge moment; that look captured is the one sheet films' poster. Devon Bosticks- ADAM brings a fresh I'll do anything for you best friend, who is so keen with Charlie we understand his love enabled him, but he is so charismatic and he channels worship that we follow and love Charlie even more. Charlies at its best in it's partner's scenes. Like Charlie + Eva and Charlie with ADAM. I felt the struggles into the editing did so well to capture both so strong. The parents attending scenes or mothers love is all dynamically so clearly understated with close ups and the look of love one can feel evidently powerful restraint + dignity said so much more than any words could do so in this Charlie. It's final scenes coda make that even more salient.

The stand up comedy exploration was I wished for more... to define our Charlie wisecracking skill set...the tautly punctuated lines only gave me more definition as to "how outstanding Nick Reiner's debut soared." Its a valuable story told on the perfectly rendered 360 on rehab class and I feel just as North Dallas 40 did for sports and politics this is the vivid portrait, THE REHAB STORY 101 the best I've seen it depicted accurately. "It should be required viewing in schools across to world".