Critic Reviews

• Jordan Hoffman, Film.com

  There is nothing necessary about this movie.

• Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter

  With a scruffy demeanor and wide-eyed enthusiasm, LaBeouf projects a degree of emotional recklessness that's both disarming and disconcerting to watch.

• John Anderson, Variety

  A profoundly unnecessary movie.

• Damon Wise, Empire Magazine

  A gripping, violent film that owes an unabashed debt to the Tarantino-penned love-in-low-places story True Romance.

• Chase Whale, Twitch

  THE NECESSARY DEATH OF CHARLIE COUNTRYMAN is the unnecessary death of a potentially good movie.

• Chris Bumbray, JoBlo's Movie Emporium

  Far from perfect, but very stylish. The blending of music and hyper-kinetic imagery is top notch.

• David D'Arcy, Screen International

  The promise of adventure and fun in an exotic land seemed like a good idea, but the result was an uncomfortable jolt.

• Sebastian Doggart, Guardian [UK]

  There's little chemistry between the principal actors, Shia LaBeouf and Evan Rachel Wood, and it feels as if the makeup and hair departments have conspired to ensure that neither looks their best.

• Michael Nordine, Film Threat

  So devoted to conveying the irrational whimsy of new love that it's overly irrational itself.

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