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‘Life of Chuck’ Review: It’s a Wonderful, Apocalyptic Life in Stephen King Land
- The Life of Chuck, a film directed by Mike Flanagan and based on a Stephen King novella, opened wide in theaters on June 13, 2025, starring Tom Hiddleston and Annalise Basso.
- Flanagan, who began adapting King stories with Gerald's Game in 2017 and Doctor Sleep in 2019, sought to faithfully adapt this non-horror story while exploring deeper character emotions beyond scares.
- Set mainly in Alabama and featuring a narrative that tells a life backward through a lonely accountant named Chuck and others, the film intertwines themes of sentimentality and apocalypse amid environmental collapse.
- The film won the People’s Choice Award at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and includes a notable dance sequence choreographed by Mandy Moore, which critics praised for its intimacy and technical skill.
- Despite mixed reviews highlighting structural and emotional flaws, the film’s focus on characters and its unusual storytelling suggest it may become a valued, if unconventional, addition to Stephen King adaptations.
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‘The Life of Chuck’ Review
Annalise Basso and Tom Hiddleston in The Life of Chuck. (Courtesy of Neon)[The plot of The Life of Chuck will be discussed below; read on at your own risk.]THE LIFE OF CHUCK IS SIMULTANEOUSLY EFFECTIVE—it jerks those tears—and almost terrifyingly ineffective, a movie that feints at a sort of transcendent human depth but has a nullity at its center that undercuts the entire premise upon closer examination.To understand why, you’ll need to know th…
Marvel Taught Tom Hiddleston How to Fight. In ‘The Life of Chuck,’ He Learned to Dance.
After years of mastering stunt choreography as Loki, the actor drew on those same skills to tackle a challenging dance sequence in Mike Flanagan's new Stephen King adaption about life, death, and all the possibilities in between.
This Wednesday, released on a large screen, The Life of Chuck, a new successful adaptation of the prolific American novelist. Which author is the most suitable for the screen of his lifetime. ...
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