25/39
A life-affirming, genre-bending story based on Stephen King's novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz
Tom Hiddleston, Karen Gillan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and David Dastmalchian have all appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, although none of them share any scenes together. Hiddleston is Loki and is most associated with the Thor (2011) movies and Loki (2021) television series, Gillan is Nebula and most associated with the Čuvari galaksije (2014) movies, Ejiofor is Baron Mordo from the Doctor Strange (2016) movies, while Dastmalchian is Kurt from the first 2 Ant-Man movies and Veb in Ant-Man i Wasp: Kvantumanija (2023)..
Referenced in Front Row Flynn: SLEEPING DOGS: Karen Gillan, Adam Cooper, moderator Perri Nemiroff (2024)
I went into The Life of Chuck knowing nothing about it other than it being a Stephen King novella. I assumed the movie was going to be horror, and I was so wrong, in the best way.
Mike Flanagan was a director I was unfamiliar with as well – so my expectations were really empty
That being said – The Life of Chuck took the beats of what makes a great horror film – fleshed out and relatable characters with a unique and mysterious situation to put them in. I want to leave my critique relatively vague as I believe the hook of the film works best going in without knowing much.
I do recommend
I left the film feeling a mix of joy and melancholy and appreciated the artistry that brought me there.