3.0
out of 100
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It's an indelibly warped cartoon of lust and despair.
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It adds up to an entertaining collection of vignettes strung together by a sarcastic loudmouth whose heart is breaking under his sophomoric bravado.
Yes, it's not for the squeamish or easily offended, but its sordidness is more superficially shocking than wickedly satirical.
Some stretches are very funny, although the laughter is undermined by the desperation and sadness of the situations.
As the story of a wallowing pig, Choke is often pretty entertaining, but when it comes to where-do-I-come-from poignancy, it can't always keep from gagging.
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.
For much of the way, the film just feels like it's pressing too hard to make an impression.
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...Couldn’t we just find out that he’s been punching himself in the face the entire time instead?
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