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Choke [DVD] [2008]

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Director: Clark Gregg
Actors: Jonah Bobo, Sam Rockwell, Clark Gregg, Anjelica Huston, Kelly MacDonald
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

4 reviews
Sales Rank: 6272

Format: PAL
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 5039036040587
ASIN: B001L7XNDW

Release Date: March 23, 2009
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Customer Reviews:
5 out of 5 stars

Offbeat Brilliance April 12, 2009
Ahashaker (Midlands UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This film has it all - sex, pathos, humour, wackiness and superb casting and music. The pedigree IS good and the execution is bob on for me. There is the requirement to suspend a little disbelief but that IS cinema. I watched this because I thought Sam Rockwell was super. Now I think he is Jesus. Great fun - had to watch it a 2nd time the following day and was not disappointed.

4 out of 5 stars

"What would Jesus not do?" January 25, 2009
M. J. Pucci (Milton Keynes, UK)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

First of all, I should probably point out that Choke - Chuck Palahniuk's novel on which this film is based - is one of my favourite books, so there's an element of bias to this review, since unless they'd made an absolute pig's ear of it, I would feel obliged to give it full marks. br / br /In actual fact, this is a pretty faithful adaptation of Palahniuk's book and as a movie it works well. Starring Sam Rockwell as Victor Mancini, a sexaholic who pretends to choke in restaurants in order to generate funds to meet the escalating costs of his mother's hospital bills, it explores a myriad different themes and ties them all together into a surprisingly moving, darkly funny tale of love, escapism and the power we have over our own destinies. br / br /Like the book, Choke contains some fairly sordid moments, but they are balanced by scenes of a strange pathos - especially those between Victor and his ailing and deluded mother. The film benefits immensely from a strong cast, which includes Anjelica Huston, who is simply superb as Ida Mancini and Kelly McDonald (Trainspotting, No Country For Old Men) who just broke my heart as Doctor Paige Marshall. Brad William Henke, meanwhile, is almost precisely how I had envisaged Denny - another sex addict and Victor's best friend whose transformation over the course of the film is central to Choke's message. br / br /It's certainly not going to be to everyone's taste, but this is a daring and, in places, downright hilarious film that succeeds in capturing Palahniuk's twisted vision. If you have no prior knowledge of the book, or of Palahniuk's work, I recommend it nonetheless - but be prepared: despite the promotional taglines, it's not quite what you might expect. And, in my opinion, all the better for it. br / br /Matt Pucci

3 out of 5 stars

spit it out February 22, 2009
2cleverbyhalf (somewhere in the future)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful

Given the pedigree this should have been much better. It's funny in parts. The characters are wacky enough. The story bumps along. There's a decent enough twist. But it doesn't gel. It's hard to stay sympathetic with the main man. And.. it just doesn't manage the balance between 'ain't life wacky' and 'ain't life deeply tragic'.

3 out of 5 stars

on the circuit July 8, 2009
G. Hill (Sydney, Australia)
I saw this movie knowing nothing of the story or plot. However I quickly became involved in the movie as the central characters, while not being particularly admirable, were all pretty likeable. The cast certainly all do an excellent job in their roles. Highlighted by Kelly MacDonald's character. Angelica Houston is ok with the material she is given. br / br /The problem for me with this movie was that after the initial character introductions the story really slowed at about half way. It didn't really get going again until the last 10 minutes. Without giving it away, it is clear that not everything is as Victor perceives and the final reveal from his mother did not come as a shock. And while there is some fantasy element hovering over the story, I didn't think it was directed in a way that got this across to the audience. br / br /This is not a bad movie by any means but it could have been better. 3 stars from me.

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