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Curtis's Charm

1996, Movie, NR, 74 mins

Curtis's Charm: Review

John L'Ecuyer's directing debut is a low-budget, black-and-white variation on the junkie blues with impeccable credentials: It's adapted from a short story by dope-poet Jim Carroll (THE BASKETBALL DIARIES) that appeared in The Paris Review. Crack addict Curtis (Maurice Dean Wint) has vanished. In flashback, his wife Janet (Rachel Crawford) and rehab buddy Jim (Callum Keith Rennie), lead us through the events that lead up to his disappearance. Curtis is in a paranoid funk, co... read more leave a comment