"Stuck Like Chuck" Review - Written by Anthony T

Stuck Like Chuck
Year: 2009
Director: Jerry Cavallaro
Studio: On My Own Productions
Stars: Joe Moran, Patrick McColley, Jocelyn Deboer
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 86 Mins.
Official Website: http://www.areyoustucklikechuck.com/



When I first heard about “Stuck Like Chuck”, the first thing that drew my attention was the fact that it had Troma president, Lloyd Kaufman in it. If you have Lloyd Kaufman in your film, you will at least earn a visit to your film’s website. But what drew me to this film was the trailer that you see above and a couple of infomercials that can be found on the film’s official website.

Charlie (Joe Moran) is about a loveable loser, who has crush on one of his classmates (Jocelyn Deboer) in his film class. Needing a way to hook up with her, he turns to his best friend (Patrick McColley), who is stoned out of his mind. They hatch a scheme to lock Charlie with this girl in the classroom. The two are then forced to open up to each other though amusing conversations, as they wait for someone to unlock the doors. The film also features a cameo appearance from the president of Troma Entertainment and creator of “The Toxic Avenger”, Lloyd Kaufman.

“Stuck Like Chuck” is a very entertaining and funny romantic comedy that spoofs on movie geeks and fans alike. Director, Jerry Cavallaro, who’s also a contributing editor and blogger (like yours truly) for the website, We Are Movie Geeks, does a very good job with his direction here. He does a good job keeping the pace of the film moving, by making the characters interesting and the action moving. It’s a tough thing to do, as most of the film takes place in a contained area. Cavallaro keeps things interesting and movie, by the way that he directs the three. He allows his leads to bring some personality to the characters they played. The leads needed some personality, because most of this film has more dialogue humor than physical humor. Cavallaro also a very good job making sure that the film’s lead, Joe Moran has chemistry with both co-stars, Jocelyn De Boer and Patrick McColley. It’s important to have chemistry, because if there’s no chemistry, then most likely you not going to the films jokes and humor.

Cavallaro’s screenplay also does a very good job delivering on the humor aspects that’s needed, in order for a film to be successful. One of the reason, I was able to get with his story, the way he references films like “Clerks”, “Back to the Future” and “Saw” to name a few. By referencing some of these films, it gets the target audience interested with the film’s story. Also, I liked how Cavallaro develops the relationships that his main character has with his best friend and love interest. It makes you interested, because he goes into detail of the exact relationship to the point that you’re invested with the film, as this film is very chatty, but also entertaining. That’s why you need this in a film, especially if your film has lots of dialogue.

“Stuck Like Chuck” is a funny film that would make a film geek proud.

Review Rating: Four Stars