jtindahouse

I think it's important to watch a thought-provoking and life-affirming movie like 'The Life of Chuck' on a regular basis. If for no other reason than to remind yourself that life is short and living in the moment is an absolute must.

There's a wonderful scene in this movie where young 'Chuck' is being told by his grandfather why the choice of accounting instead of dancing is the superior choice. I think we've all faced that situation at some point in our life, where practicality vs. Passion is at stake. That's probably not the scene most people will remember from this film, but it is the one I will.

I only had a couple of gripes with the film. I hated the aesthetic look in the second act. It's so obviously just filmed in a studio lot and it looks terrible and cheap. It was a truly special scene that one and it deserved a better setting.

Also, and I understand this is a Stephen King story, so perhaps I should've expected it, but the ending was pointless and didn't add anything for me. It felt extremely tacked on (I suspect it was literally tacked on in King's novella in order to feel more like his style of story and appease his fans) and I think the film would've been better without it. Not a major problem, didn't ruin the film, just felt unnecessary and out of place.

Amazingly, this is only the second thing I've ever seen Mia Sara in after 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'. I often wondered what happened to her and why she didn't become a bigger star. It was great to see her again and I don't know if that "kusit" line was a reference to that film or not, but I'm going to assume it was and enjoy it as such.

I've always had a special place in my heart for these types of films. I rarely re-watch anything these days, but this is one I might just give a second look at some point. 9/10.

I love it when a movie is giving you a sense of dread. Nothing particularly bad is/has happened on screen as yet, but you know it's all setting up for something. And it's like a train-wreck, where you know you should look away, but you simply can't.

That's what 'The Line' was for me. I was interested in what was happening on screen the entire time, no doubt about that, but I also knew it was going to go to some dark places. It had a real 'The Basketball Diaries' feel about it.

Something I couldn't help noticing in this movie is that Angus Cloud was a really classy actor. He doesn't have a whole to do in this movie, but every time he's on screen he draws your attention and seemed like a class above the rest of the cast. His talent will be missed and we will always wonder what could've been.

I really enjoyed this movie. 9/10.

I don't know what the Guinness Book of World Records has for most 'cameos in a film', but 'Happy Gilmore 2' must've taken a real crack at it. I always seem to enjoy these comedy legacy sequels a lot more than the general public does (big fan of 'Dumb and Dumber To' for example - yup, I'm the one). I had a good time with this movie.

It's the type of comedy where you lightly chuckle throughout, rather than getting a big laugh a few times throughout the movie (that pretty much sums up every Adam Sandler comedy though to be fair - I knew what I was in for). There are some very clever jokes along the way though. The Scottie Scheffler gag in particular was a real treat and I'm very glad he bought in.

The movie does get a little too unrealistic at times unfortunately. For example, at one point we see Justin Thomas hitting his first tee shot of the day, and he stripes it down the middle of the fairway. I can suspend belief for most things in movies, but that was pushing it a bit far.

The pacing is decent (the film is near two hours, but rarely feels like it drags), the cameos are great and it was terrific to see everyone buy in, plus the script was solid (if a little absurd at the end perhaps). 7/10.