The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Fred Durst

Writer:

Peter Elkoff (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus.

Plot Keywords:

College Student | Coming Of Age | Cultural Difference | 1970s | Opening Narration

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jesse Eisenberg	...	Charlie
Jason Ritter	...	Mick
Eva Amurri	...	Mary
Chris Marquette	...	Danny
Sebastian Stan	...	Leo
Gloria Votsis	...	Nia
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Danny A. Abeckaser	...	Arresting Officer
Dennis Boutsikaris	...	Mr. Banks
Miles Chandler	...	Young Mick
Sam Daly	...	Owen
William DeCoff	...	Airport Valet
Amanda Donaghey	...	Glee Club Member
Alex Guarino	...	Buzzy Tim
Steven Hinkle	...	Young Charlie
Gabe Karon	...	Terry
Olivia Keister	...	Michelle
Cain Kerner	...	Young Danny
Nicholas Leiter Mele	...	Screaming Kid
Charles Parnell	...	Asst. DA Worsheck
Patrick Pitu	...	Suicide Witness
Todd Poudrier	...	Pilot
Josh Richman	...	Professor Gersten
Vincent James Russo	...	1970's Rocker
Jeremy Schwartz	...	Bartender
Gabby Sherba	...	Gabby
James Zimmerman	...	Tim

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, sexual content, and drug and alcohol use.

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Company:

Charlie Banks

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the first scene after the title credit about 3 minutes into the film, the camera is on the sidewalk dollying in on some people entering a party. At the bottom of the frame you can clearly see the dolly track extended out.

Movie Connections:

References Combat (1978) (VG)

Nice Surprise to Durst's Directorial Debut

I was genuinely surprised by Durst's directorial debut.The characters were rich and Jesse Eisenberg did a fabulous job of taking the lead as Charlie.The setting was nice and Durst seems to have gone into great detail in trying to capture the essence of college life in the 80's.Eisenberg ,definitely the star of the show , does a fabulous job getting across as Charlie.He is a wonderful actor and I am glad to see he is back to his "Indie" roots(Squid and the Whale was fabulous.Didn't know why he was associated with Cursed...).The screenplay could have been better but the storyline was not over- complicated and kept you captivated till the end.Durst seems to have a great touch at this which has surprised me but then again he never ceases to surprise us all.He seems to have his hand in everything these days.

Kudos to Durst and hope to see him in the future with stronger actors and better budgets.