Movie #3471 ........................."Life of Chuck" (theatre)

 Movie #3471 "Life of Chuck" (theatre)   This was a very feel good movie, and we haven't had one of those in a long long time.  I'm not sure how to describe it, but I will try, because it is also very creative and out of the box.  There are 3 acts, and the film starts with Act III.  And the only reason I wouldn't give this a 5 is that I'm not sure how Act III fits with the other two --- except to say that they had this idea to tell the story backwards, like Benjamin Button, so they start with Chuck gone, leaving behind just billboards that thank him for his great life, but those are only glimpses in the future world that looks like an Armageddon --- a classroom of h.s. kids get amber alerts of a catastrophe that knocks out grids and cripples main cities in our world.  And we watch how people aimlessly walk around not knowing what to do --- a real downer!  But then Act II and Act I follow Chuck when he is an accountant stopping to dance on his way to work --- and that is the best 15 minutes of film that I have seen for a long long time --- it is so exhilarating that I got goosebumps and a big smile on my face as I watched it --- very little dialogue here as he takes a partner from the crowd,  and  they dance accompanied by  one very talented drummer for this short dance escapade.  Then Act I shows Chuck as a teenager (Jacob Tremblay from "Wonder" plays Chuck in this part) and a little boy who is so good---I'm sure we will see him in other films to come.  He plays Chuck as a child and we find the tie in between the two acts as the art of dance.  I loved it and would give it 4.5.   It certainly shows the worth of living in the moment, and of everyone on this planet, no matter who he/she is.   (and of course how joyful and fulfilling dance can be)

"THE LIFE OF CHUCK"      2024     1 hour and 51 minutes     R (not sure why except for doom/gloom in Act III?)

A life-affirming, genre-bending story about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.

Director:  Mike Flanagan

Writers:  Mike Flanagan, Stephen King (and no, it isn't one of those horror films, and remember King brought us "Shawshank Redemption" and "Stand By Me")

Actors:  Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay, Benjamin Pajak (remember this kid's name - he's the best!)