Choke

"Fight Club shouldn't have worked. Chuck Palahniuk's writing isn't really supposed to be filmed. Choke's slightly awkward blend of gross-out laughs and uncompromising themes of sex, religion and mental illness shows why. Adapted by debutant director Clark Gregg from Palahniuk's 2001 novel, the film follows Victor Mancini (Sam Rockwell), a sex-addict whose mother (Anjelica Huston) suffers from dementia."

"Palahniuk's antic absurdism is duly present, but the hurtling pace and barely-underlying nihilism that transferred to screen so vividly in "Fight Club" aren't much in evidence here."

"It adds up to an entertaining collection of vignettes strung together by a sarcastic loudmouth whose heart is breaking under his sophomoric bravado."

"An annoying little film that attempts to be lascivious but is merely ludicrous."

"While the movie will definitely not be to everyone's taste, black-hearted romantics will find Choke easy to swallow."

"For much of the way, the film just feels like it's pressing too hard to make an impression."

"The film feels flat. I don't know how to express my criticism much more than to say that things unfold before you, but you never really engage in the world beyond just watching it."

"An uneven take on Palahniuk’s fourth novel, Rockwell and Huston shining brightly enough to eclipse a patchy directorial debut."