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Chuck & Buck

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Chuck & Buck (2000)

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Reviews Counted: 82

Fresh: 69

Rotten:13

Average Rating: 6.9/10

Consensus: Poignant, unsettling.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Miguel Arteta's (STAR MAPS) sophomore directorial effort is the disturbing, heartbreaking, and comic tale of Buck O'Brien, a 27-year-old with a serious case of arrested development. Buck, played by... Miguel Arteta's (STAR MAPS) sophomore directorial effort is the disturbing, heartbreaking, and comic tale of Buck O'Brien, a 27-year-old with a serious case of arrested development. Buck, played by Mike White, who also wrote the screenplay, is a man with the social skills of an 11-year-old, still living in his childhood past surrounded by toys, his favorite candy (Blow Pops), and photos of his one and only friend, Chuck. After his mother's death, Buck writes to Chuck, whom he hasn't seen since they were boys. Chuck, played by director Chris Weitz (AMERICAN PIE), comes to the funeral with his fiancée, Carlyn (Beth Colt), only to discover that Buck has developed an eccentric, intense fixation on him. When Chuck, now called Charlie, makes an offhand invitation for Buck to visit them in L.A., Buck packs up his toys and moves there. He begins stalking the increasingly wary and angry Charlie, a handsome, successful record producer who feels his perfect life threatened by Buck's hints about their past. A funny, discomfiting tale of sexual obsession with a twist, CHUCK & BUCK continually engages and surprises viewers with Buck's frantic, yet oddly sympathetic, quest for love. [More]

Starring: Mike White, Chris Weitz, Lupe Ontiveros, Beth Colt

Starring: Mike White, Chris Weitz, Lupe Ontiveros, Beth Colt, Paul Weitz

Director: Miguel Arteta

Director: Miguel Arteta
Screenwriter: Mike White
Producer: Matthew Greenfield

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Dec 19, 2000

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Skirts stalker cliches and grown-up-kid-in-a-man's-body caricatures.

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02/12/08
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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Do you like the clammy as opposed to the scary? Do you like dread rather than drama, anguish and emotional coagulation rather than screamfests?

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02/12/08
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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Chuck & Buck might be the most perversely agreeable stalker picture ever made.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
02/12/08
David Edelstein
Slate

That Chuck & Buck holds attention despite -- or partly due to -- its murky, troubling central conceit can be credited to execution that's stealthy and low-key throughout.

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02/12/08
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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Possibly the most daring and honest drama about sexuality I've ever seen.

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02/12/08
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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Genuinely unsettling.

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06/24/06
Time Out

Of all the films to premiere at Sundance 2000, there is one movie that best represented what indie film is supposed to be.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Ron Wells
Film Threat

All the people of Chuck & Buck feel very human.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Louis B. Parks
Houston Chronicle
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Unlike any movie I've seen before.

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

A genuinely scary movie.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
01/24/03
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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Chuck & Buck is a film which you can't quite get a fix on: it's a movie about child sex which is also as airy and sweetly likeable as anything you'll see this year.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
12/02/02
Edward Lawrenson
Sight and Sound

Thought-provoking jet-black comedy that may not be for all tastes, but is well-worth seeking out.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
10/30/02
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

This is a thoughtful, difficult film. See it if you are ready to be challenged.

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10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

Here's an odd film: a heartfelt, sweet and funny little story about a coming of age better late than never, it's also the disturbing tale of a pathetic gay sociopath and the man he stalks.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

It's certain to make almost everyone in the audience squirm, either out of embarrassment for the characters or because the situation hits too close to home...

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06/15/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

It was often painfully difficult to watch. It was never predictable, though, which is saying something.

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02/28/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

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02/04/02
Jason Clark
Matinee Magazine

One of the most fiercely original films about adults coping with their pasts.

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12/10/01
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

This is a troubling yet rewarding film that ultimately gives us a sense of hope by showing us resolution within the confines of normal behaviour.

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07/24/01
Mike DeWolfe
Apollo Guide

One of the year's best and most provocative films.

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05/10/01
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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