Chuck & Buck
Artisan Entertainment | Release Date: July 14, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
26
Mixed:
2
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
89
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
The kind of movie that gets under your skin and takes root. Read full review
100
Boston GlobeJay Carr
It's all we ask of a film but almost never get, as it first makes us squirm, then makes us cheer. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Chuck and Buck: A fungus among us.
100
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Possibly the most daring and honest drama about sexuality I've ever seen. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A fascinating study of behavior that violates the rules. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMark Caro
You wouldn't think the darn thing would have such lingering power.
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The acting is excellent. Read full review
70
Dallas ObserverBill Gallo
Arteta and White manage to bring off both the comedy and the tenderness in this tale of a jilted friend who sticks to his passions like chewing gum on a shoe. Read full review
100
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The most resonant and haunting movie I've seen this year. Read full review
100
Film.comErnest Hardy
One of the best films of the year. Queer in every sense of the word, it's poignant, laugh-out-loud funny and thoroughly provocative. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Had this idea been pursued to its conclusion instead of the pat, wishfully ready-for-TV ending we're fed, the movie would be a standout. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Succeeds because it turns out not to be the movie it might so easily have been. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
An oddity, but a remarkably intriguing and original one, and in Buck ... it also has the most unforgettable movie character of the year.
70
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Despite Arteta's best efforts, I eventually stopped caring about their bond because Chuck's character is conceived as such a two-dimensional yuppie.
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
A reverse male-bonding tale unlike anything you've ever seen. And it's not the easiest good movie to sit through. Read full review
63
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Almost too creepy to be poignant, and generally funny only in an uncomfortable, squirm-in-your seat way.
83
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
For a picture about a stalker, Chuck and Buck is rather sweet, funny and winning.
100
Rolling StonePeter Travers
One of the year's best and most provocative films.
75
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
It becomes stronger and more honest than most character studies on film. Read full review
75
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
Comes on like an "After School Special'' psychodrama that's been taken off its medication.
90
SlateDavid Edelstein
Might be the most perversely agreeable stalker picture ever made. Read full review
80
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Strange, intense and moving -- one of the few truly grown-up movies you're likely to see this year. Read full review
63
USA TodayMike Clark
Its premise is so promising that you long for more than Arteta's low-key approach can deliver.
80
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Manages to be not only consistently droll but cumulatively poignant and even scary. Read full review
70
Washington PostStephen Hunter
The "Citizen Kane" of twisted-geek movies. Read full review
70
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
A provocative and uncomfortable comedy. Read full review
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