US Edition‘Life of Chuck’ Review: It’s a Wonderful, Apocalyptic Life in Stephen King Land
- Mike Flanagan directed The Life of Chuck, a Stephen King adaptation released in theaters on June 6, 2025.
- Flanagan made the film following his three consecutive King adaptations and retained narration from King's 2020 short story, voiced by Nick Offerman.
- The film follows Chuck's life in three chapters amid a global environmental crisis, focusing on a high school teacher clinging to normalcy before an apocalyptic event.
- The film won the People's Choice Award at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, beating Oscar-winning competitors, and runs 110 minutes with an R rating for language.
- The Life of Chuck explores mortality and peaceful resignation, suggesting a grand design to life, and may appeal despite some critiques of its sentimental tone.
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‘Life of Chuck’ review: It’s a wonderful, apocalyptic life in Stephen King land
“The Life of Chuck,” a slick but ickily grandiose reminder to take your dance lessons while you can, also reminds us that every generation gets its own variations on “It’s a Wonderful Life” — movie fantasies designed for affirmation and comfort, while unnerving us a little. There’s a third reminder, too: One person’s eyeroll is another’s shattering and beautiful reminder that life is beautiful, maybe harsh and sometimes lonely and full of wrong …
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Review: ‘The Life of Chuck’ is Stephen King at his worst
The Life of Chuck — Mike Flanagan [Review]
To coin an adage, directing a Stephen King adaptation is like getting a tattoo: it’s difficult to stop at one. The only thing harder to wrap your head around than the number of full-length page-to-screen adaptations inspired by King’s prodigious output — which, depending on how one counts teleplays, long-form series, and derivative works, totals [...] The post The Life of Chuck — Mike Flanagan [Review] appeared first on In Review Online.
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