Considering Rob Reiner directs Being Charlie from a script co-written by his son, Nick (with Matt Elisofon), based on their own experiences with rehab, it should be a very personal movie. Yet, if you didn’t know better, it’d seem pretty faithful to the established rehab narrative. Privileged kid goes to rehab, rages against the rehab system, meets a hot tragic sad girl and a cool black mentor from the mean streets, and eventually achieves sobriety on his own terms (gets tattoo?).
Rob Reiner Directs His Son's Script In The Clunky Rehab Drama 'Being Charlie'
Film Drunk - 16 Sep 2015 22:45
Considering Rob Reiner directs Being Charlie from a script co-written by his son, Nick (with Matt Elisofon), based on their own experiences with rehab, it should be a very personal movie. Yet, if you didn’t know better, it’d seem pretty faithful to the established rehab narrative. Privileged kid goes to rehab, rages against the rehab system, meets a hot tragic sad girl and a cool black mentor from the mean streets, and eventually achieves sobriety on his own terms (gets tattoo?).
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