Choke (2008)

B

"Choke" is the most assertively anti-mainstream film of the year, and to that end it succeeds as a positive form of cinematic/social rebellion.

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09/02/08

3.5/5

This second Palahniuk adaptation offers oddball but inauspicious fun.

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08/08/08

N/A

A humdrum conundrum.

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08/08/08

3/5

Underneath all that seediness is a story that turns out to be rather heartwarming and sweet.

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06/21/08

4/5

A light/dark, sick/sincere, weird/warm sex comedy that succeeds because of its constant contradictions, and not despite them.

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02/02/08

4/5

Ultimately, Choke is really a film for the Palahniuk fans who've have been waiting years to see this book come to life.

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02/01/08

3/5

a reasonably enjoyable, and very twisted romantic comedy

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01/30/08

3.5/4

Certainly there's a nihilist streak on Palahniuk's sleeve, but as Clark Gregg's adaptation of his 2001 novel shows us, up that sleeve seems to rest the heart of a tortured romantic.

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01/30/08

7.5/10

Might be hard for those not conditioned to the generally cynical tone of Palahniuk's work to get very far, although it's much easier to swallow (no pun intended) due to the winning performances from Rockwell and Huston.

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01/27/08

B

One of the few highlights (and acquisitions) of this year's Sundance Fest, Choke is a moderately entertaining black comedy that doesn't fully exploit Palahniuk's absurdist novel about dysfunctional mothers and sons, sexual compulsion and other scams.

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01/26/08

N/A

Gregg does an admirable job in taking this warped tale onto the big screen.

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01/22/08