Charly

Servicable drama can't make up its mind which story threads are the most interesting - is it a sci-fi tale about the dangers of playing god? A forbidden romance? A study of whether academic intelligence matters? By never really following up on any of these intriguing ideas, the film never really becomes satisfying, despite fine work from Robertson and Bloom. At times undermined and dated by over-utilising "trendy" film-making techniques of the time (eg. split screen and psychedelic imagery).

A decent adaptation of the heart-breaking short story 'Flowers for Algernon' fails to truly bring on the hurt, when the formerly retarded Charly, realises that the effect of his I.Q. treatments, that has made him a genius, are beginning to diminish. It is, however, a story so strong that it's always going to leave you with something to think about - or perhaps not - which would be a point in itself.

Robertson won an Oscar for his fine work here as the title character. Often needlessly arty but is well-served by the performances of Robertson and Bloom.

Pretty excellent. I'm inspired to read the book now.

What this film taught me: intelligent people have maps of the solar system on their walls and unintelligent people wear clothes that don't fit.

Robertson gives a good performance and it's a mostly strong adaptation of "Flowers For Algernon", but some really dated 60s "artistic" scenes in the middle and a twee romance undermine some of its impact.

Very much a film adaptation reflecting its times, with jarring moments of psychedelic editing and sociopolitical disillusionment as an overt representation of Charly's intelligence. It's a much more quietly meditative work than Keyes' original text, which was written in the first person. Unfortunately, I think a lot was lost in this translation to film, in spite of Robertson's emotive moments.

Pretty damn decent adaptation of _Flowers for Algernon_. Cliff Robertson's excellent performance helps immeasurably

I know this is really well-loved and well-received, but for me, this adaptation of a story I love really drops the ball. Cliff Robertson's performance, while decent, is certainly not Oscar-worthy, and the whole thing becomes a bit unfocused and skips out on the most important part of the story (Charly's decline).

Interesting that they did not show his decline (unlike the story/novel).

Starts out as an enjoyable drama about a mentally challenged man who finds himself turned into a genius after a scientific experiment. It all falls apart in the second half when the film turns into a tearjerker romance story as the main character falls in love and then finds himself going back to his former self. Cliff Robertson gives a great (oscar winning) performance, but it can't save the film from its bad writing.

Doesn't really probe the same dark areas as the novel, but I guess it's a serviceable adaptation.

The emotional resonance gets drowned out by some poor direction chioces. Good performances, but the TV movie from a couple years back is a better adaptation.

Fascinating film, with a great performance by Robertson

Os dois mundos de Charly estreava há 55 anos nos EUA. Não gostei muito não, não sei se Flores para Algernon é melhor executado como livro, mas certamente o filme não me despertou interesse em lê-lo. Box Versátil Clássicos Sci-fi Volume 7.

I was forced to watch this in 2nd grade. Why they decided to show a movie with such a horrifying premise and ending to a bunch of 7-year-olds I'll never understand.

The psychedelic shit really bring it down.

A fine film. Although, they left way too much out of the movie from the fantastic novel, "Flowers for Algernon." There were also very useless scenes and at times quite stupid. Cliff Robertson is fantastic here though.

Part of the portrayal is cringe worthy, however, I did like it.

The superlative Academy Award-winning performance of Robertson playing a mentally retarded bakery worker is reason enough to see this one. The rest of the film is appreciably less successful.

The psychedelic bit where he runs away is righteous.

good