“Brian and Charles” Review

Much like the scrappy robot of this film, Brian and Charles is a movie more admirable for its mere functioning than anything else. Slapped together from a short film shot in North Wales, it’s a film that has its heart in the right place even if it can’t quite fire on all cylinders. It’s a stock bit of whimsy but at least never loses sight of where its strengths lie.

The movie adopts the rustic style of a mockumentary format, where a camera crew takes aim at the quiet country life of Brian (