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Chuck & Buck (2000)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:26

Rotten:5

Average Rating:7/10

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

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02/12/08
Michael O'Sullivan
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
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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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
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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Possibly the most daring and honest drama about sexuality I've ever seen.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/12/08
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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All the people of Chuck & Buck feel very human.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Louis B. Parks
Louis B. Parks
Houston Chronicle
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A genuinely scary movie.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
01/24/03
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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One of the year's best and most provocative films.

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05/10/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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One of the few truly grown-up movies you're likely to see this year.

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01/01/00
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Chuck & Buck is a beacon of intelligent oddity in another summer of sameness.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Vognar
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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Its psychological layers don't overwhelm the film or kill the humor.

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01/01/00
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
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It's poignant, laugh-out-loud funny and thoroughly provocative.

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Ernest Hardy
Ernest Hardy
Film.com
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Unquestionably one of the most affecting, unusual and daring movies of this year.

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Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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Manages to be not only consistently droll but cumulatively poignant and even scary.

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01/01/00
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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The acting is solid.

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James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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[One] of the better films to come out of Sundance this year.

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John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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The movie is so assured, so daring and successful on its own terms, that it can make ordinary cinematic beauty seem skin-deep.

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John Hartl
John Hartl
Film.com
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A remarkable and original achievement.

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01/01/00
Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
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Arteta mines a lot of subtle laughs out of [Beverly and Buck's] unlikely pairing.

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01/01/00
Kevin Maynard
Kevin Maynard
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A mix of wild humor and genuine sentiment.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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What makes Chuck & Buck a brave movie is that it doesn't attempt to sugarcoat or elevate childish qualities the way movies such as Disney's The Kid and Forrest Gump do.

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Mark Caro
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Chicago Tribune
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