...now The Truth About Charlie.
The Truth About Charlie is a 2002 remake of the classic film, Charade (starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn and an impressive supporting cast). The remake stars Mark Wahlberg and Thandiwe Newton.
The plotline behind the remake is exact to the original. In a nutshell -
"Regina Lambert" (Audrey Hepburn original, Thandiwe Newton remake) is on a short holiday following her wedding to "Charles" (Stephen Dillane). While on holiday, Regina meets "Joshua Peters" (Cary Grant original - Peter Joshua alias original, Mark Wahlberg remake). When Regina returns to her home in Paris, she finds that her luxury apartment is robbed and empty throughout and comes to learn that her husband has been murdered. This is when the charade - the truth about Charlie - begins.
"Charlie" was a millionaire known to three seedy criminals after his wealth. Since they could not come after him, they went after Regina. Regina reunited with Joshua when he happened to be in Paris and after explaining her situation, the two found themselves on the run. A catch, however, was glaring - Joshua had many aliases that ultimately led to...
...watch the film to find out!
Reviews and ratings were not great and really could not hold up against the 1963 original and the bar it set in classic Hollywood.
In the music industry, covering iconic songs for a new audience is intriguing. In the film industry, remakes must match or surpass the set bar. In this instance, the bar covered the actors, storyline, and score.
I would say the soundtrack to The Truth About Charlie is the best original.
Long story long, the end.
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