A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012) - Starring Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray. Written and Directed by Roman Coppola. Rated R. Available on DVD.
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III follows Charles Swan (played by Charlie Sheen, who the character is obviously based on), a graphic designer who is trying desperately to get over his girlfriend who left him. He has an active imagination that creates fantasy scenes that he imagines while dealing with things.
This film is completely over-the-top, but not in a good way. It aspires to have the same type of quirkiness that Wes Anderson films have (Coppola wrote two of Anderson's films), but it doesn't really succeed. Yes, it's weird and off-beat, but it just isn't interesting. I was completely unable to care about any of the characters or what was going on. For a film that had so many things happening in it, it was pretty boring. The actors seem to barely care about what is going on themselves, except it seems for Sheen. The redeeming quality is the cool visuals present in the films.
If you've thought about watching this movie, I recommend just watching something else.
Rating: 1.5 out of 5.
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