As the anticipated follow-up to Roman Coppola’s marvelous 2001 film “CQ,” this is something of a letdown, but as a breezy romp it could be far, far worse.
No less sweet for being unoriginal: A guy (Charlie Sheen) mourns a bad breakup with the woman he loves (Katheryn Winnick). The execution, on the other hand, is perilously self-absorbed.
i enjoyed this movie a lot, i still don't know why, but hell, i guess i'm a massive charlie sheen fanboy, it has a tasteful visual style, some good performances, and militarized feminists... need i say more?
i thought it was amazing, really funny, heartfelt, and incredibly good to look at, those visuals are incredible, the cast does a good job, and i don't think i've laughed harder at crazy feminists flatout attacking charlie sheen...
All this eye candy is ultimately only about as engaging as watching kids at play, which is what Sheen and Schwartzman seem to be doing. I can’t argue that this isn’t an accurate glimpse inside some man’s mind — perhaps Austin Powers?
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III is a curious mess, a movie that doesn’t really seem to have any reason to exist, other than maybe to give writer and director Roman Coppola and star Charlie Sheen something to do for a few weeks.
The film speeds ahead with almost gleeful disinterest in dealing with the narrative challenges it sets up before resolving them in the most perfunctory ways imaginable.
It isn’t a movie so much as a feature-length perfume commercial for a Charlie Sheen signature cologne with gorgeous packaging and absolutely nothing inside.
This film has been flying under the radar and/or may be the target of a Charlie Sheen backlash. Either way, it's got a pretty good pedigree. Sheen plays a graphic designer who's suffering over a breakup. Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman deliver amusing comic turns and director Roman Coppola gives the whole thing a lighthearted touch. This could have been called "The Mind of Charlie Kaufman," because the flimsy narrative detours thru several fantasy sequences. Also, scenes end abruptly and a score by Liam Hayes often takes focus. This is a small, bouncy "glimpse," but it not without charm and occasional humor. The closing "credit" scene is pretty cool.
it's well acted, it looks good, it's strange, but it isn't too funny, i'm afraid, and it makes little sense, but it's a good night out if you're drunk, i'd recommend renting it and watching it with some friends, preferably wasted.
this movie was a bust. great cast, bad script, confusing, and not in a good way. much more could have been done with this movie to have made it good at least. better luck next time Roman