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Title: Play side B
Review: I don't know what is wrong with Jonathan Demme lately: why is he only remaking films that don't need to be remade? The difference between Charade and The Truth about Charlie shows the difference in filmmaking techniques over the years. Films have gotten more slick, more glossy, and more realistic-looking. They have also lost a lot of charm, wit, and intelligence. The plot of Charade was hard to follow, but I still have no idea what happened in The Truth about Charlie - and I'd seen the original. The craft of screenwriting was declined notably over the years: dialogue has gotten bad and plots have become incomprehensible. I will not pick on Mark Wahlberg for not being Cary Grant - that's too cheap. The cast in this film is YOUNGER - apparently because one must be young to be a film star in this day and age.The best thing about the DVD however is that it contains the original movie Charade on the other side - it is worth owning for that reason alone.
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