After reading the book (which was amazing) I could not wait to see the movie. Zac Efron proved he could be a serious actor and was excellent in the roll of Charlie. The movie itself was well cast. The only disappointment was how far it deviated from the book. They left out several incredible scenes which might have made a difference in clarifying events. They left out the actual storm and Tess's journey through it and why she decided to to back to visit her father's grave; they left out the part where Charlie and Tess were on a date and Sam kept hanging around to watch (would have shown more of Sam's comedic character); they left out how Tess could finally see Sam, leaving the reader to question "how." They also left out a crucial scene where Tess goes back to her mother's house to see everyone........it would have been a better scene than the high school graduation scene. They also should have filmed it in New England instead of the Pacific Coast.......it would have made the Red Socks fan idea more realistic. All in all the movie was great and I was able to follow it because I read the book but the person I went with did not read the book and had a bit of difficultly and had several questions at the end.
Review of Charlie St. Cloud
