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Chuck (2017)
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Critic Consensus: Chuck is hit with a handful of sports biopic clichés but ultimately punches above its weight, largely thanks to a muscular performance from Liev Schreiber.
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as Chuck Wepner
as John Stoehr
as Phyllis Wepner
as Linda Wepner
as Muhammed Ali
as Sylvester Stallone
as Don Wepner

as Sport Interviewer
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Critic Reviews for Chuck
All Critics (84) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (68) | Rotten (16)
It may not go the distance, but it's surely worth a step into the ring.
Liev Schreiber is top-notch in the lead role in this funny, sad and warm cautionary tale.

The film tells an achingly true story about chasing dreams and letting them slip through your hands, as well as the gravitational forces that cause one's life to seek its own level.

The downfall isn't as satisfying as the setup, and a sudden burst of energy associated with the introduction of cocaine actually acts to slow things down, but it's worth seeing for the performances.

Chuck is almost impossible to dislike.
Liev Schreiber is outstanding as the hulking, rough-edged, amiable and charismatic Wepner.
Audience Reviews for Chuck
Here's a boxing film that might fight itself into your top ten sports movies. Director Philippe Falardeau hits all the right notes: gets knockout performances from the entire cast, jabs and weaves a moving story, and lands a convincing production set in 1970s New Jersey.
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An indie drama, Chuck tells the story of the real life Rocky, Chuck the "Bayonne Bleeder" Wepner. The film follows professional Philadelphia boxer Chuck Wepner who gets a shot at the heavy weight boxing championship with Muhammad Ali, and soon after learns that Hollywood has made a film inspired by the fight and his life, and becomes obsessed with the film and rides its fame. Liev Schreiber gives a really strong performance, as does Naomi Watts. And the script has a nice pace and does a good job at using a first person narrative. However, it's a little underdeveloped; not going too much into his boxing career or substance abuse issues. Also, the plot is kind of familiar; following a typical biopic formula with a rise, a fall, and a redemption. Yet despite its problems, Chuck is an interesting and cautionary tale about the dangers of reflected glory.
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