I was excited to watch this movie since the preview cracked me up and since it was written by Chuck Palahniuk, one of my favorite authors (writer of Fight Club). The movie did not disappoint, although I have not read the book, so maybe if you have you will have a different reaction.
That said, the movie is chock-full of dark humor, as you can tell by the description. It's a story about a sex addict who goes around and scams people by choking in restaurants and having them save him. Apparently, if you save a person's life, they feel a deep bond with you... and he uses that to extort them. But he's a nice guy, really, except for the extortion and oh yeah the incessant, meaningless sex with mostly strangers.
My only complaint is that it gets a little sappy with the girl he actually likes and his dying mom. But hey, it may have gone off the darkness deep end without it. The movie made me laugh out loud quite a few times (I love the feauz-rape scene and the first scene at the strip club!). It moves quickly and keeps the interests piqued.
Choke gets a Two Beer Review
(Scale, as a reminder, goes from Three Beers as High to Three Snoozes as Low)
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