Choke

Directed by: Clark Gregg

Starring: Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Clark Gregg, Bijou Phillips

Running Time: 1h 32min

I seriously thought that the book Choke was unfilmable. In the Lolita sense of an unfilmable book due to the thematic content and tonal quality that seems impossible to capture outside of one's mind. Yet, director, adaptor, actor Clark Gregg makes it a labour of love, and succeeds in crafting a film worthy of the followers of Chuck Palahniuk's work. Fans will not be disappointed. Low on budget, high on fulfilling the spirit of the novel, which is categorized for library purposes under the themes of "Sex addiction. Alzheimer's Disease. Religion." Only Chuck could write a novel that pulls those together. Surprisingly, Rockwell, Huston and Macdonald manage to pull it all off. Well casted, well portrayed.

Grade: B+