Review: 'Carolina Caroline' — A Formulaic Lovers-on-the-Run Romance Despite Samara Weaving's Charm
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John Serba
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A review of the film 'Carolina Caroline,' a lovers-on-the-run crime romance starring Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner. The reviewer notes the film follows familiar Bonnie and Clyde-style tropes and, despite a smidge of chemistry between the leads, ultimately delivers a formulaic story that doesn't escape the subgenre's trappings.
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DeciderReview: 'Carolina Caroline' — A Formulaic Lovers-on-the-Run Romance Despite Samara Weaving's Charmdecider.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe Samara Weaving fan club has been rather active lately, with Carolina Caroline being her third movie released in the last four months.
While it's clear that the film is cut from some familiar Bonnie and Clyde cloth, the question is whether Weaving and Gallner can help it escape the familiar trappings of the subgenre.
She and Kyle Gallner show a smidge of chemistry in an otherwise formulaic story.
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