"Being Charlie, a 2016 movie directed by the late Rob Reiner, stands out from the director's filmography for a number of reasons. It's a gritty and grounded addiction movie with a few comic elements, less ebullient than many of the movies Reiner was famous for, as well as the others he was making in the 2010s. It features then-up-and-coming stars, rather than more established figures, and way more sex and nudity than usual."
"And it's the only movie co-written by Reiner's son, Nick, whose experiences formed the basis for the screenplay, and who is now expected to be charged in the murder of both his parents. Those horrific circumstances transform Being Charlie from one of Reiner's more interesting late-period efforts into the subject of unavoidable rubbernecking. Here is a film Reiner made in collaboration with his son, in part as an obvious act of hope that the worst of his struggles would prove to be behind him."
Being Charlie is a gritty, grounded addiction drama from Rob Reiner that departs from his brighter late-career films and 1980s classics. The film stars college-aged Charlie (Nick Robinson) as a repeatedly relapsing addict under the disapproving gaze of his famous father David (Cary Elwes). The screenplay was co-written by Reiner's son Nick and draws on his experiences. The film includes more explicit sex and nudity than Reiner's typical work and features emerging actors rather than established stars. The real-life expectation that Nick Reiner will be charged in his parents' murders now casts unavoidable scrutiny over the film's hopeful, open-ended resolution.
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