Choke: Nowhere Near as Good as the Book
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Choke, screenplay by Clark Gregg (author of screenplay What Lies Ben
eath, and novel by Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club) is as disgusting as it is funny, serious as is it sad, and nowhere near as good as the book…. Right from the start it is evident that the movie will not follow the story in the book page for page and takes a much more comical tone than what was represented in the book…
With this comical overtone, the movie is missing some of the most powerful character defining moments from the story. People familiar with the book will remember a moment at which Victor (Sam Rockwell) wipes the nose, and pull’s up the pants of Denny (Brad William Henke). Scenes like this later deeply played into the development and understanding of his character. Without them, Victor comes across as a simple minded fool who falls into situations that ironically give him the opportunity to help others…
Another thing in which I felt the movie lacked was the narration by Vince. “What would Jesus not do?” This line from the book was used only once in the film, which is such an under usage it is almost annoying.