Hottoceame The Age of Commercialism

FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

foster-paul-w This movie really worked for me. It's well passed, moves right along, doesn't get stuck trying to be or do one thing or another. It switches from flash back to present day to surreal, inside-the-mind-of type of shots with smoothness and balance. The movie doesn't demand that you follow the details of a complex plot, it more like an emotional canvas. And it's more than about Swan as well, which gives the story depth. All the actors performances are top notch. The music? The music is outstanding!!

E_R_Phillips I thought this movie was fabulous! Loved the cameos at the end too and the ending shot with the jib crane and the mirror! I thought Liam Hayes soundtrack was brilliant as well!

kosmasp Well that's how the movie might have been promoted. But while "Being John Malkovich" actually was funny and enticing, this might have one good scene in it (involving Cowboys). It tries hard to be quirky, casting Bill Murray helps with that. But Charlie Sheen who is playing the character Charles Swan does not cut it. I like quite a lot of Charlies movies he has done. But he can't pull this one off (meta or not).The problem of the movie therefor relies not in its incoherence (it has somewhat of a straight story line in between all the dream sequences or whatever you want to call them), rather in the lack of "good" incoherence. There is system and a plan when it comes to madness and trying to explore the mind as again "Being John Malkovich" has proved. Charlie Kaufman (another Charlie) is better suited in portraying this. I would suggest not wasting your time on this

themissingpatient A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III is just that. A quick glimpse inside the mind of a self-obsessed, sex-addicted album cover artist who's sanity and life are put into question after his latest girlfriend breaks up with him.Charles Swan III is lightly played by Charlie Sheen, who, looking worse than ever, might seem perfect for the role but only makes it that much harder to care for the character. His mind, life and the film are a chaotic mess. His regrets, his pain and loss come off so insincere, it's boring to watch. What keeps us watching the film is the genuine laughs brought by Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray, who play parts in Swan's real life and multiple roles inside his warped mind. It is the scenes they are in that save the entire film from being a complete failure.Roman Coppola's bizarre odyssey never takes itself too serious, creating a world where anything goes. That, in itself, is a great achievement for a writer/director. It's hard to tell if it's Charlie Sheen's lack of a performance or if it's the written character's lack of genuine heart that holds this film back from becoming what it was hoping to be: a film for those of us who crave originality and appreciate dark chaotic comedies no one else dares to make.