41/10

A life-affirming, genre-bending tale based on Stephen King’s short story 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, though none of them share a single scene together. Hiddleston is Loki and is most associated with the Thor (2011) films and the Loki TV series (2021), Gillan is Nebula and is most associated with the Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) films, Ejiofor is Baron Mordo in the Doctor Strange films (2016), while Dastmalchian is Kurt from the first 2 Ant-Man films and Veb in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Realm (2023). Mentioned in Front Row Flynn: SLEEPING DOGS: Karen Gillan, Adam Cooper, moderator Perri Nemiroff (2024). I went into Chuck’s Life knowing nothing more than that it was a Stephen King short story. I thought the movie was going to be a horror movie, and I was so wrong, in the best sense of the word. Mike Flanagan was also a director I didn’t know, so my expectations were really low. That said, Chuck’s Life hit the sweet spot of what makes a great horror movie – likable, gritty characters with a unique and mysterious situation to place them in. I want to keep my review relatively vague, because I think the hook of the movie works best going into it without knowing much about it. I left the movie feeling a mix of joy and melancholy, and appreciating the artistry that brought me to it. I recommend it.

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