Hello Carter

2013 British film

Julian Bird
Fiona Neilson

Starring

Charlie Cox
Jodie Whittaker

CinematographyAndrew DunnEdited byDan FarrellMusic byAndrew Raiher

Production
company

Revolution Films

Distributed bySignature Entertainment

Release date

4 October 2013 (2013-10-04)

Running time

80 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Hello Carter is a 2013 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Anthony Wilcox and starring Charlie Cox and Jodie Whittaker.^[1] The film is based on Wilcox's 2011 short film of the same name.^[2] It is also Wilcox's directorial debut.^[3]

Plot

Down-on-his-luck Carter has recently become homeless, single and unemployed. Desperate to win back his ex-girlfriend, he goes off on an adventure throughout London to find her, picking up some odd helpers along the way.

Cast

Charlie Cox as Carter
Jodie Whittaker as Jenny
Paul Schneider as Aaron
Christian Cooke as Eliott
Laura Donnelly as Tara
Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Nicholas Renfrew
Judy Parfitt as Aunt Miriam
Antonia Thomas as Mischa
Annabelle Wallis as Kelly

Reception

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 29% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10.^[4] Film critics James Luxford of Radio Times, Kathryn Bromwich of Time Out and Catherine Shoard of The Guardian all gave it two stars out of five.^[1]^[3]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Luxford, James. "Hello Carter: Review". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^ Gant, Charles (30 October 2013). "London Film Review: 'Hello Carter'". Variety. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b Bromwich, Kathryn (21 October 2013). "Hello Carter". Time Out. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^ "Hello Carter (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ Shoard, Catherine (4 December 2014). "Hello Carter review – a melancholy romp, but winningly played". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 September 2017.