Choke, both directed and produced by actor-turned-director Clark Gregg, is set for theatrical release this Fall. The movie stars Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Clark Gregg, Heather Burns, Brad William Henke, Joel Grey and Gillian Jacobs.
Choke tells the story of Victor Mancini’s life, a sex-addicted med-school dropout, who keeps his increasingly deranged mother, Ida, in an expensive private mental hospital. At nights, he runs a scam where he deliberately chokes in upscale restaurants to form parasitic relationships with the wealthy patrons who “save” him. However, at a rare lucid moment, Ida reveals that she has withheld the shocking truth of his father’s identity.
RopeofSillicon.com reports that Choke, adapted from the acclaimed novel by Chuck Palahniuk, tickles the funny bone as it dives into darker areas of human behavior.
At the heart of the film is yet another staggering performance by Sam Rockwell as Victor. He fully inhabits the character and nails both the comedic and dramatic aspects with indelible timing and delivery. A delicious blend of fresh writing, juicy performances, and sharp directing, Choke is actually quite easy to swallow.
According to Cinematical, Choke is really a film for the Palahniuk fans who’ve have been waiting years to see this book come to life.
Those who didn’t read the book, but loved Fight Club, will dig the well-written voiceovers straight from the brain of Chuck Palahniuk himself. However, casual moviegoers and non-Palahniuk fanboys will probably shrug Choke off as yet another comedy with a few hysterical scenes and not much else.
Before the movie is released, here is its official trailer.
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