12/37
Mentioned in Front Row Flynn: Sleeping Dogs: Karen Gillan, Adam Cooper, Moderator Perri Nemiroff (2024)
An uplifting, genre-bending tale based on Stephen King’s novella, telling the story of three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz Marvel Cinematic Universe, although none of them share scenes. Hiddleston is best known for the films Thor (2011) and the television series Loki (2021), Gillan is Nebula, and Ejiofor is Baron Mordo from Doctor Strange (2016), while Dastmalchian is Kurt from the first two Ant-Man films and Veba Ant-Man in the Wasp: Quantum Mania (2023). In short, Mike Flanagan has made a profound, multi-layered, and yet beautiful film about the value of life.
It’s really hard to explain, but Flanagan doesn’t waste a single shot
The entire film is narrated from “Act Three” onwards, everything you see and experience plays out perfectly in “Act One.” Ejiofor & Gillan are fantastic in Act Three, but if Life of Chuck is to be nominated for anything, it has to be the sound. From the space elements in “Act Three” to the dance scenes in “Act Two” and One, Flanagan does an exceptional job of incorporating sound throughout. Of course, everyone’s focus was on Hiddleston and his character, but Tom even mentioned that Act Two was really a team effort, with Annalise Basso, Hiddleston’s dance partner in Act Two, and Taylor Gordon (in the credits as The Pocket Queen), a street performer, all three of them, along with their choreographers Mandy Moore & Stephanie Powell, really making the dance scene sing.
Taylor Gordon is a talent in her own right in her short but excellent role
I was surprised by how the first act went with young Chuck, and no one talks about how great the kids were. Their performances were just as great as the adults’, if not more so, when young Chuck gets a very memorable monologue from his grandfather (the incredible Mark Hamill) about certain life choices. The first act really helps to set up the puzzle that was Act Three, where the cosmic elements can be off-putting, but it all serves a purpose.
I’ll just say this: “Life of Chuck” is dedicated to the memory of Scott Wampler
Stephen King is right when he says that “Life of Chuck” is one of the good ones. There’s a sense of spirit and energy from start to finish, and everyone on board gives it their all, and Flanagan cements his place as one of the greatest directors working today. There are a few cameos in “Life of Chuck,” but Scott’s appearance just hit me in the heart. Great movie.
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