Review of Choke (2008) by Scott M — 08 Jul 2009

Oh, so this is how you turn a great book into a crap movie?

This review of Choke (2008) was written by Scott M on 08 Jul 2009.

Choke has generally received positive reviews.

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 14 Apr 2017

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By Johan V (129) on 29 Jun 2013

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 11 Feb 2016

It adds up to an entertaining collection of vignettes strung together by a sarcastic loudmouth whose heart is breaking under his sophomoric bravado…

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By Greg K (338) on 10 May 2015

Silly movie. I like the cast. I was entertained by it, made me laugh a few times. I liked the female doctor that was really a patient…

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By Brian D. Johnson (137) for Maclean's Magazine (153) on 15 Dec 2017

Choke bites off more than it can chew. . . Choke's story is too hard to swallow . . . Choke is indigestible . . . Enough already! Gag me with a spoon…

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By Rainbodragon (23) on 19 Nov 2013

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 27 Sep 2015

While Choke, adapted for the screen and directed by Clark Gregg, is by no means a disaster, it is disappointing - and oddly dull…

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By M. E. Russell (386) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 17 Jul 2015

Rockwell is spectacular here, infusing Victor with a charm that makes you root for him despite the essentially sleazy con-man emptiness of…

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By Jeff T (375) on 21 Feb 2014

Funny and perversely smart. Choke finds the humor in disease... much like myself. There's heart, there's laughs... it's a decent watch…

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By Kenneth D (170) on 06 Sep 2013

Choke is loyal to it's source material and Rockwell is his usual electrifying self, but it's missing the emotion, dark comedy and insight of…

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