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Chuck & Buck (Widescreen) [Import]

Mike White (Actor), Chris Weitz (Actor), Miguel Arteta (Director) | Rated: R (Restricted) | Format: DVD
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
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Despite all Sundance and critical fanfare to the contrary, this intriguing indie hit is hardly an easily digested little winner. Miguel Arteta's film is more than a bit unsettling, and scene after scene plays with intense discomfort. After the death of his mother, strangely juvenile 27-year-old Buck (Mike White) heads off to L.A. with the oblivious, obsessive intent of working his way back into the life of childhood pal Chuck (Chris Weitz), with whom he'd sexually experimented as a boy. Chuck's engaged now, which only serves to increase Buck's determination ("When it's just you and me here, it's like I'm OK," he says. "And all this other stuff makes me feel dead."). Arteta and screenwriter White (who's quite good as Buck) stretch credibility more than once--Buck's troubling emotional state is sketchy, to say the least--and some of their humor is too smirkingly ironic for its own good, but the film's edgy sadness keeps poking at you. Whatever its flaws, there's something compelling here about the fear of growing up and the more unnerving dread of being found out. --Steve Wiecking

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From Mike White, the writer of "Dead Man on Campus" and producer of TV's "Freaks and Geeks," comes a tale of comically twisted obsession. Chuck and Buck are childhood best friends whose lives have taken very different paths. While Chuck moved away and now has a real life, Buck stayed behind and developed a dangerous fixation--on Chuck's life. The result is a wickedly hilarious story of two guys about to learn that growing up is the strangest trip of all.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing, funny, and emotionally complex Jun 4 2011
By K. Gordon TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:VHS Tape
Creepy, complex story of upwardly mobile young yuppie stalked by his emotionally retarded best
friend from childhood.

Often very funny, but in an intentionally uneasy, uncomfortable way. It's full of unexpected turns
and details, and never opts for the easy or the simple.

Mike White is amazing as the infantile Buck. The other acting is good enough to do the story justice.

Filmed on low-end video, and not great looking, but this is a case where fascinating characters and
rich writing carry the day.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing, funny, and emotionally complex Jun 4 2011
By K. Gordon TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Creepy, complex story of upwardly mobile young yuppie stalked by his emotionally retarded best
friend from childhood.

Often very funny, but in an intentionally uneasy, uncomfortable way. It's full of unexpected turns
and details, and never opts for the easy or the simple.

Mike White is amazing as the infantile Buck. The other acting is good enough to do the story justice.

Filmed on low-end video, and not great looking, but this is a case where fascinating characters and
rich writing carry the day.
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4.0 out of 5 stars This Is The Movie That The Cable Guy Should Have Been. April 24 2004
By stu
Format:DVD
This is one of those movies that makes you laugh and squirm at the same time. Mike White's script and his impressive performance are the driving force behind the film. If you like smart dark comedy, I recommend this movie highly.
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Most recent customer reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars You could use a reality check
Shut up. Try getting stalked for 4 years by a Buck-like person and you'll see what I mean idiot.
Published on Mar 12 2004 by Rob Walsh
4.0 out of 5 stars A welcome refresher
Woah...sounds like the last reviewer could use some therapy of his own.

Yes, a dark movie...yes, a disturbing movie... Read more

Published on Mar 10 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars Crap
Don't get me wrong, I like some art house and indie films. But I also know that, just like their mainstream Hollywood counterparts, they have they same capacity to be boring,... Read more
Published on Mar 7 2004 by Rob Walsh
5.0 out of 5 stars Serio-Comedy At It's Finest
Definitely not for everyone...BUT...if you're adventurous enough give this low budget dark indie comedy a try. Read more
Published on Feb 13 2004 by M. Hencke
1.0 out of 5 stars Awful, awful, awful
Every director has one movie that they want to make, but shouldn't. For Miguel Arteta, that movie was the extremely unfortunate Chuck & Buck. Read more
Published on Sep 30 2003 by dej905
4.0 out of 5 stars sit through the painfully slow start, it'll be worth it.
After bucks mother dies he sets out on a mission to reintegrate his childhood buddy chuck back into his life. Read more
Published on Jun 11 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars Chuck n Buck Know How to Muck and Ruck
Great movie. Very different. It explores a side of childhood many have been through, but many do not talk about as adults. Chuck and Buck do! Read more
Published on May 24 2003 by Thomas Lee
4.0 out of 5 stars Punches a nerve
When Buck, an immature 27-year-old, is reunited with his best friend, Chuck, a successful music industry executive, his resulting infatuation threatens to ruin Chuck's previously... Read more
Published on April 13 2003 by Mark Twain
3.0 out of 5 stars fair movie, terrible transfer
Well, this movie isn't quite what I expected, especialy since it was categorized a comedy. I read the reviews when the movie came out, and they were terrific, so i decided to pick... Read more
Published on Mar 18 2003 by Bryce Hashizume
4.0 out of 5 stars An Indie Film That Tests Your Patience
This is one strange film and if you are an "indie" fan, you may like it. My point is that films should make you feel something and this one does more than that. Read more
Published on Jan 10 2003 by Martin A Hogan
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