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Summary: Sick and twisted in that un-warm-and-fuzzy way
Review: What can I say about a movie that induced grand mal-like seizures in a friend of mine? Not much more than "Chuck and Buck" could have been a nifty idea but ended up being the kind of catastrophic disaster that often characterizes what is mistakenly labeled as "avante guarde". Buck's character is largely unbelievable, as is the plot, although there are a few redeeming scenes (which is why "C&B" gets two stars and not one). It would have been nice to see a more emotionally and mentally stable or truly innocent Buck -- as he is, Buck is nothing short of a creepy stalker. Chuck's character is also lacking -- I would have liked to see something other than a purely success driven Chuck attempting to hide the details of an embarassing past or a Chuck that is more firm about confronting Buck. Worth seeing maybe once if you have a strong stomach and have already alphabetized your CD collection, ordered your socks by color and texture, scrubbed every square inch of your appartment with a tooth brush and still have a few hours free.
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Summary: For the arthouse crowd, not for the mainstream crowd
Review: What do you get when you have a guy who wrote a script for an Adam Sandler movie? What do you get when you have the brothers who directed "American Pie"? What you have is a disturbing piece of art that makes stalking look like an innocent thing. Screenwriter Mike White, who wrote the Sandler movie (Note: The script was considered too "childish"!), wrote this truly bizarre film that doesn't feature CGI, big name stars, or perfect sound. What it does feature, is an insight into the world of someone who never grew up beyond ten and still dabbles in his childhood-like life by hanging up collages of pictures of he and his friends (Collages that you made when you were in kindergarten) and leaves his toys scattered about the room. White plays Buck, a child trapped in a man's body who's just lost his mother, and feels the need to reconnect to Chuck, engaged to a good woman and now an up and coming music executive on the fast track and living in Los Angeles. Buck wants to rekindle those old days he had as kids with Buck including some games of perversion, something Chuck is very intent on forgetting. Disturbing, relentless, and ultra-tragic, "Chuck & Buck" is a film that will screw with your head and will affect you in a way that many films don't. White's Buck is a true original that goes on par with other such movie characters as Peter Sellers in "Being There" by not showcasing Buck, but portraying him as an innocent who can't grow up. The performances are particularly good with Mike White showcasing his talents as an actor, his performance infers that he understood the script as he plays a truly disturbing character. Chris Weitz provides a great performance as Chuck, just a man who wants to live his life and work on his job. His brother Paul Weitz also has a supporting role as a rough edged, lousy actor that befriends Buck. If you're taste in films revolves around "The Rock" and "Jurassic Park", I guarantee you you're not going to like this movie, but if you're an arthouse film buff, you'll like it.
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Summary: This Movie is just WRONG
Review: I'd like to start with the upside to the movie, Lupe Ontiveros is brilliant as the art house theater owner who has a significant effect on the movie.But other than her, and several sparks in the film, this movie is just wrong. I'm not being moralistic. The movie just doesn't work. There is never one mention of the fundamental stalker rule: RESTRAINING ORDER! Nothing here makes for enjoyable filmmaking. You will leave this movie thinking about what you just watched, and wake up the next morning understanding why its so awful. Then you will feel violated for spending money on this film
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Summary: chuck and YUCK!!!
Review: I personally found this movie to be horrifying.. the characters were poorly developed.. the situational comedy was not very well thought out. the dialogue was cramped and under creative.. and the acting was enought to make me want to brake my DVD player.. It's too bad i cant get back the 90 minutes i spent watching this film, and spend it doing something creative, like licking stamps or watching paint grow, they would be more entertaining.. This movie was disturbing and bizarre at best.. and frightening to the core.. if you have ever been stalked and want to know what your stalker is feeling and going thru... watch chuck and buck.. then call the nearest asylum..
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Summary: Relentlessly Awkward
Review: Buck is a man who became developmentally arrested, in terms of social skills, shortly after his chilhood best friend (Chuck) moved away while they were still children. Mike White, the character who portrays Buck, actually wrote the screenplay. White also wrote for the short-lived television show "Freaks and Geeks" and it shows. There is an awkwardness and insecurity to Buck that was a veritable staple of the television show. "Chuck and Buck" goes a step further in that the awkwardness is relentless. You cringe as Buck (seemingly impossibly) outdoes himself each time he fails to read the social cues of those around him. His childhood friend, Chuck (who now goes by Charlie), is initially confused, then visibly frightened by Buck's adoration. What unfolds is amazing. The informal, almost documentary-like feel to the film is probably enhanced by the fact that the actors (with few exceptions) aren't really actors at all, but writers, producers, and directors. The exclusive use of video cameras lends to this feel as well.
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Summary: HAUNTING
Review: Mike White's strangely fascinating little movie is one of those rare masterpieces that hits all the right notes; there is not a moment in this movie that does not feel utterly real, it even looks like a grainy documentary, as if we are seeing something private unfold. Buck, a repressed, sad, obsessive man-child, cannot move past his childhood experiences with Chuck, his best friend. The turns that this story takes are alternately funny, touching, disturbing, and complex. Mike White's performances is extraordinary; it is a testament to his enormous talents that you leave this movie with a tremendous sense of feeling -- melancholy, sadness, even a little bit of hope. A complete surprise, and one of the best movies of the past year.
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Summary: For what it's worth, here's what I think
Review: Cool flick. I liked the Paul Weitz "bad actor" character a lot, and for that alone I would check it out. It has some interesting turns, and you are caught off guard a couple of times. Original, quirky, and rough. If you like this kind of thing, rent it.
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Summary: An Intellegent Film for Intellegent Film-Goers
Review: I would recommend this film to anyone who enjoys challenging, disturbing, poignant, and hysterically funny independent films. This movie is not for people who like to be frightened by "scarey" movies, grossed out by "slasher" movies, or excited when the movie has the word "dalmations" in the title, or has Jim Carrey portraying the main character. Why this movie wasn't on more critics' "Top Ten Films for the Year 2000" lists I'll never understand. It sure beat the heck out of "Gladiator" and "Grinch" as far as entertaining movies go. Try to see it asap if you haven't yet!
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Summary: Twisted -- Not for Everyone
Review: I give this movie 4 stars for its originality and twisted sickness, but I liked "Happiness" too, so go figure. I definitely don't recommend this for the mainstream moviegoer, but if you hate movies like "Perfect Storm" and "Titanic," you'll find this a welcome change.
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Summary: Chuck & Buck Bites the big one
Review: This has to be the worst movie I have seen in the past year. I would not recommend this movie to anyone, gay or straight. I would give anything to have my money back on this one.
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