Yahoo Movies Tom Hiddleston's new movie debuts with strong Rotten Tomatoes rating
Tom Hiddleston's new movie The Life of Chuck is receiving rave reviews from critics, along with scooping a big award.
The Life of Chuck stars Hiddleston alongside fellow Marvel actors Karen Gillan and Chiwetel Ejiofor, as well as Star Wars' Mark Hamill, Scream’s Matthew Lillard, Oppenheimer's David Dastmalchian and The Little Mermaid’s Jacob Tremblay.
Directed by Mike Flanagan, The Life of Chuck is based on a short story by Stephen King which tells three chapters of the life of ordinary man Charles Krantz, who died at the age of 39 from a brain tumour.
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Charles' (Hiddleston) life story is told in reverse, beginning with the character's death and going backwards through his life and ending at his childhood in a supposedly haunted house.
It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month and picked up the People’s Choice Award, beating Cannes favourites Emilia Pérez, which stars Selena Gomez, and Palme d'Or winner Anora.
Deadline notes that the film is currently looking for distribution and has no set release date as of yet.
Critics have mostly praised the film with many finding it touching and poignant, while also delivering some very close to home scares.
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Below Digital Spy has rounded up what the critics are saying about The Life of Chuck, which, at the time of writing, is sitting on a 90% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Bloody Disgusting
"It’s so endearingly sincere that only the hardest of cynics won’t be won over by the uplifting, earnest depiction of the complex universes - of the multitudes - within each and every one of us."
Screen Rant
"The film is poignant and meaningful, with an appreciation for life that reminds us why we live it and how to enjoy it as well."
The Daily Beast
"A film that’s as sweet as it is scary, and whose frights are the sort that come from all-too-relatable fears about being alone, being apart, and being unable to hold onto the people and memories that matter most."
The Wrap
"There aren’t always answers, but that only makes Flanagan’s film that much more of a crushing confrontation with oblivion. We can feel the weight of the world crashing down on us, but The Life of Chuck threads this all through the beauty of existence.
The Hollywood Reporter
"Here, lacking in tonal connective tissue, The Life of Chuck may still leave in its wake the desired upbeat, life-hugging effect, but it ultimately proves to be an ephemeral one..."
IGN Movies
"It’s less an adaptation, ultimately, than a glorified book on tape from a talented King superfan."
The Life of Chuck has no release date at the time of writing.
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