Charlie St. Cloud is a fantasy movie based on the book “The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud” by Ben Sherwood”. The film is written by Craig Pearce and directed by Burr Steers, and stars Zac Efron as Charlie St. Cloud, Charlie Tahan as Sam St. Cloud, Kim Basinger as Louise St. Cloud, Ray Liotta, Amanda Crew as Tess Carroll and Chris Massoglia. The film is set to be released on July 30, 2010.
Movie synopsis: Zac Efron, a young man who survives an accident that lets him sees the world in a unique way. In this emotionally charged story, he begins a romantic journey in which he embraces the dark realities of the past while discovering the transformative power of love.
Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud (Efron) has the adoration of mother Claire (Oscar winner Kim Basinger) and little brother Sam (newcomer Charlie Tahan), as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when a tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After his high-school classmate Tess (Amanda Crew) returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. And as he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.
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Loved the book. It will be interesting to see how it turns out as a movie.
Sometimes though, movies aren't as true as the novels are and a lot of it gets lost.
I'll definitely be watching this one!
The movie did follow the book closely with slight differences, but all in all it is a film worth checking out just to marvel at the great acting job by all. And I am going to recommend reading the beautiful book The Death and Life of
Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood. You will need a hankie for both.