Plot Summary
Based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club), Choke is a dark and wickedly funny joyride from the depths of sexual compulsion to the heights of the Second Coming! Beside working at a colonial reenactment theme park and trying to hook up with everything on two legs, sex addict Victor Mancini courts the love and money of complete strangers via a demented con that might just kill him. But first, Victor must save his dying, delusional mother (Angelica Houston) by seducing and impregnating her comely physician, a task easier said than done, in this gleefully twisted tale of dysfunction, salvation, love, and libido.
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Movie Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
TOMATOMETER
54%- Reviews Counted: 137
- Fresh: 74
- Rotten: 63
- Average Rating: 5.6/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: Choke is disappointing not for what it is but what it could have been.
Rotten: Choke tries to be dirty but manages merely to be dingy.
Fresh: More quirky than funny, this perverse satire chomps into a sandwich filled with issues like sex and belonging. Pushing the envelope every which way, this adaptation of Chuck Palhniuk's fourth novel is out to shock, confront and offend, which it does,
Fresh: There are plenty of interesting and unusual elements in this very strange film, but in the end it seems that whatever special spirit was present in Palahniuk's book has eluded Gregg and his collaborators.
Customer Reviews
I could not stop laughing!
Not sure what the other person is talking about... this movie was spot on the book... I have never laughed so hard... the entire movie theatre was roaring. Choke is one of my favorite books, and I just knew the movie would not live up to my expectations. I was really wrong. Get this one!
Great Movie!
I saw this and was actually very surprised at how good it was. It was very funny and if you are someone who likes to give a give finger to society sometimes for being different, then this movie is right up your ally. Very funny and Sam Rockwell gives Victor the credit her deserves. Do not miss this moive!
Good Movie
It doesn't follow the book exactly... The ending is completely different. Other than that it was a good time. I would like to see reviews of those who haven't read the book. I tried watching the movie from that point of view and I still can't get the ideas out of my head that were implanted by the book. Chuck Palahniuk's words are gripping, meaningful reflections on today's society... And I don't think the movie portrayed that as well as Fight Club. That is the only reason why I'm deducting a star from a perfect score.
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- $9.99
- Genre: Comedy
- Released: 2009
- © 2008 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.
