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The Life of Chuck movie review: Tom Hiddleston-Mike Flanagan create magic with a soulful adaptation of Stephen King's novella
Star cast: Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Jacob Tremblay, and Mark Hamill.
Director: Mike Flanagan
After The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, Gerald's Game, and Doctor Sleep, director Mike Flanagan has taken a different route by exploring a sentimental story from Stephen King's with The Life of Chuck.
The movie tells the story of a middle-aged accountant named Charles 'Chuck' Krantz (Tom Hiddleston), who leads a modest life and whose childhood was marked by tragedy and loss.
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Divided into three acts having reverse narrative style, The Life of Chuck showcases the lead protagonist's happy memories, sad moments and mundane moments along with the people who play pivotal parts in his life including a teacher, Marty Anderson (Chiwetel Ejiofor), his grandfather Albie Krantz (Mark Hamill), a grade school crush, Cat (Trinty Jo-Li Bliss).
The story has a supernatural element, similar to The Green Mile, as the room where Chuck lives is reportedly haunted, according to his grandfather.
Mike Flanagan's direction looks like flawless poetry where questions like 'What happens next?' or, 'Why does anything have to have a conclusion?' explore the dynamics and essence of life.
In the other two acts, where we see Chuck at different ages, engage in the core emotion of human values, which is beautifully written by the filmmaker.
Talking about the performances, Tom has given one of his finest performances with restraint yet impactful act. He rules the screen with his nuanced and emotional expressions. Mark Hamill and Mia Sara as Chuck's grandparents are great while Ejiofor makes his strong presence with effortless act and charm in his brief role. Benjamin Pajak is simply phenomenal as young Chuck and you can't take your eyes off him.
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On the whole, The Life of Chuck is a masterpiece and deserves your attention.
Rating: 3.5 (out of 5 stars)
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