Charlie & Me (2008/Telefilm/Genius DVD)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: C- Telefilm: C-
David
Weaver’s Charlie & Me (2008) is
a child-safe melodrama about a young 12-year-old girl (Jordy Benattar) and her
grandfather (Tom Bosley of Happy Days)
who have a close relationship, which twists her up when he gets sick and starts
going to the hospital. It is boring and
not always good, has few moments that work and Bosley stops this from being
totally a dud, but you could do much better and this is a time killer at best.
The anamorphically
enhanced 1.78 X 1 image is a little clearer than average, but nothing special,
while the Dolby Digital 5.1 mix is weak and towards the front speakers for the
most part. Extras include a sort of
epilogue follow-up that is not included in the body of the main program for
whatever reasons.
- Nicholas Sheffo
