Though the 'High School Musical' films were tolerable at best, Zac Efron has obviously made a serious attempt to break away from the Disney genre. "17 Again" proved that he could go further than his 'Musical' co-stars. 'Charlie St. Cloud' was a similar attempt, yet it did not pay off. Zac Efron plays St. Cloud, a recent high school graduate who's brother is killed in a car accident. He begins to see his brother and fails to ever leave his small town after feelings of guilt never let him recover from the death of his brother. A romance with an old classmate leave him torn between moving on and staying near his brother. The entire film was confusing and strange. On top of that, the actors failed to connect in any way to the audience and not even Kim Basinger (an Oscar-winner, no less) was able to deliver a solid performance. Efron gave an adequate performance but was brought down by the unconvincing performances from the rest of the cast. This one is worth missing out on. 4 out of 10 stars.
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