"Brian and Charles" is a rare movie where I actually wanted there to be a happy ending. Usually happy endings in movies are forced and depressing and you end up thinking, "that would never happen in real life", and that makes you sad. Here, I actually cared about the characters to an extent, and disliked the bad guy, and didn't want to see him get his way, as bad guys always do in real life.
The movie is charming in how quaint and simple and innocent it feels. It's like a cartoon flick for kids, like the classic, under-seen "The Iron Giant". Only thing is there are no kids in the movie; the protagonist is a middle-aged man.
About that man: at first I wasn't sure about this movie's choice of lead. But about midway it hit me. The main character is charismatic precisely because he has no natural charm and is just himself, a genius inventor, shy, lonely, introverted, but good-hearted. He has no wiles and therefore no guile. You can't help but like somebody so real.
The robot is also a very interesting touch. I don't know how it works. It's clearly a man with a cardboard box over his head, and the cardboard box has a fake head on top. Like the main character and like the movie itself, it's quaint, simple, unassuming, and ends up being surprisingly touching. At first you feel like the filmmakers are making fun of the viewer. Then you realise they aren't.
"Brian and Charles" is a nice movie.
The movie is charming in how quaint and simple and innocent it feels. It's like a cartoon flick for kids, like the classic, under-seen "The Iron Giant". Only thing is there are no kids in the movie; the protagonist is a middle-aged man.
About that man: at first I wasn't sure about this movie's choice of lead. But about midway it hit me. The main character is charismatic precisely because he has no natural charm and is just himself, a genius inventor, shy, lonely, introverted, but good-hearted. He has no wiles and therefore no guile. You can't help but like somebody so real.
The robot is also a very interesting touch. I don't know how it works. It's clearly a man with a cardboard box over his head, and the cardboard box has a fake head on top. Like the main character and like the movie itself, it's quaint, simple, unassuming, and ends up being surprisingly touching. At first you feel like the filmmakers are making fun of the viewer. Then you realise they aren't.
"Brian and Charles" is a nice movie.