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Genre :

Comedy, Drama

Release Date :

September 26, 2008 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Clark Gregg

Starring :

Sam Rockwell, Kelly Macdonald, Brad William Henke, Anjelica Huston, Clark Gregg, Heather Burns, Isiah Whitlock Jr.

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  1 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 4

“..Some scenes are hilarious; others are somber..”
by James Berardinelli [Reelviews]
“..not laugh-out-loud funny..”
by Stephen Holden [NY Times]
Review rate : C+

“..funny..”
by Sean Axmaker [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
2.5 of 4

“..feels too broad and disjointed to be truly absurdist fun..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
2 of 4

“..black and hilarious..”
by Rick Groen [Globe and Mail]
1.5 of 4

“.."CHOKE" tries to be dirty but manages merely to be dingy..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Ray Greene [Boxoffice Magazine]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jenni Miller [Premiere Magazine]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ken Fox [TV Guide]

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