Every life is a universe all its own.
In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.
Director: Mike Flanagan
Writers: Mike Flanagan, Stephen King
Amazon Prime VideoThe sci-fi drama The Life of Chuck is based on a Stephen King short novella of the same name, which is included in the 2020 story collection called If It Bleeds. The screenplay and film are written and directed by Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep). The film is broken do…
It’s incredibly frustrating to watch a film that has so much potential but ultimately fails to capitalize on it. Such is the case with one of the most heavily anticipated offerings of the summer movie season, “The Life of Chuck, from writer-director Mike Flanagan, based on the sh…
This movie is cute, sweet and warm. There is also a mid-run dance and musical number. I liked this better before we knew Chuck. Not that Chuck is a bad guy. I just liked it better. I wanted something funny. This is smiley. I didn't want something so lacking in any excitement b…
I began watching this movie, expecting it to be about what it’s like to live in an offline world. I didn’t even know that this movie is a Stephen King adaptation. I usually detest films with too much symbolism, but this one kept me hooked, so I watched it to the end. Different…
Though Tom Hiddleston takes top billing, the film really belongs to his younger iteration from Benjamin Pajak. Both (and Jacob Tremblay) play “Chuck” at various stages of his life as it retrospectively interweaves the lives of others in their small community. We start at the end,…
Though Tom Hiddleston takes top billing, the film really belongs to his younger iteration from Benjamin Pajak. Both (and Jacob Tremblay) play “Chuck” at various stages of his life as it interweaves the lives of others in their small community. We start at the end, sort of thing,…
