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Choke
The film tells the story of destitute, a sex addict (Sam Rockwell) fakes choking in expensive restaurants to get whose patrons 'save' him, in order to pay for his mother's hospital bills.
19 October 1982, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2 April 1962, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
13 September 1954, South Bend, Indiana, USA
5 July 1926, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
September 04, 2009
Choke is an admirably fearless no-net movie, but rather than wowing the crowd below, it lands in the center of the big top with a resounding thud.November 24, 2008
Despite the busy plotwork, surprisingly little actually happens.November 05, 2008
This movie is only marginally enjoyable.November 21, 2008
Uneven and oddly compromised in tone, Choke is a competent enough black comedy, but in the shadow of that other film, it never shines.September 30, 2008
Bobs around on a tide of misanthropy, occasionally surprising us with small moments of brilliance.November 05, 2008
I found it choppy, I found it dull, I found it disinteresting.September 29, 2008
Rockwell has an off-center charm and, as his gorgon mother, Anjelica Huston is more imposing than this movie deserves.October 18, 2008
Choke tries to be dirty but manages merely to be dingy.June 19, 2009
Squandered dime-store philosophy.November 21, 2008
'Choke' never manages to be as edgy, amusing, insightful or plain messy as you'd hope it would be, especially considering its 'naughty' promotional poster and the distribution of anal beads as a marketing device.November 21, 2008
an erotic gospel for the secular age