Charlie St Cloud

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Before I start the movie review, Internet, I have a confession to make. I knew nothing about, "Charlie St Cloud," I only rented it because Zac Efron is beautiful. That and the movie summary didn't sound half bad. Oh, and Yahoo Movies user reviews gave the film an A-.

I will generally watch any movie with a Y!M user rating of B- or higher. Truth be told, I rarely find movies in the A range.

On to the movie. I hope you have your bucket of lightly salted popcorn.

I personally give, Charlie St Cloud," (CSC) an A+! Not just because Zac Efron is hot. Or because his co-star Amanda Crew is sexy. Or because they have a sizzling on screen romance making Brangelina look like Ma and Pa Kettle.

Their chemistry is so fiery, their cemetary sex scene was borderline erotica. They lit up the burial grounds. Literally. That's not easy to do. Graveyards are full of creeps. But I guess they don't mind being watched.

Now that's what I call a romantic drama.

CSC fluctuated between dream like scenes with a backdrop of the majestic Canadian coast. Then it would venture over to darker scenes filled with varying shades of grey.

The story is supernatural in the spirit of, "The Sixth Sense," or the more recent. "Hereafter," where live folks talk to dead people. I LOVE this.

But if you're dead, it doesn't mean I want to talk to you, especially when I'm sleeping. Honestly, I hate when ghosts wake me up in the middle of the night. It's rude for one, and scary, for two!

Oh yeah I'm crazy like Charlie St Cloud.

The film is based on the best-selling novel by Ben Sherwood titled, "The Death and Life of Charlie St Cloud." Hmm, sounds like a good read.

Viewers be warned CSC is a tender hearted movie, so have some tissue handy or your partner's shirt.

The film deals with heavy duty themes such as life after death, grief, letting go, and finally healing and rebirth. The movie brought tears to my eyes on several on occassions, but left me feeling inspired.