{"id":687599,"date":"2026-01-06T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/non-classifiee\/why-you-must-watch-the-life-of-chuck-with-tom-hiddleston\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:56:44","slug":"why-you-must-watch-the-life-of-chuck-with-tom-hiddleston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/movies\/why-you-must-watch-the-life-of-chuck-with-tom-hiddleston\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you need to (re)watch The Life of Chuck with Tom Hiddleston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dOyXdwXt8d4\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dOyXdwXt8d4<\/a><\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The trailer of the film<em> The Life of Chuck<\/em> (2025).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the very first minutes, <strong>Mike Flanagan<\/strong>\u2019s new film hits hard. The city of Los Angeles is collapsing, birds are falling from the sky. The internet is down, and an eerie message flashes across all screens: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39 Great Years. Thanks, Chuck<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d As the world seems to be ending, the whole city tries to uncover the identity of this mysterious Chuck whose face suddenly appears on every billboard&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>The Life of Chuck<\/strong><\/em><b>, Mike Flanagan\u2019s lastest moving film<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, instead of making this mystery the center of his new film, <strong>Mike Flanagan<\/strong> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Haunting of Hill House<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) opts for a reverse narrative. Inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/movies\/on-netflix-5-disturbing-films-based-on-stephen-kings-novels-2\/\">Stephen King<\/a>\u2019s 2020 short story <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If It Bleeds<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the film unfolds in three acts to tell the story of an ordinary man. Charles Krantz, a shy, discreet, and deeply human accountant &#8211; a protagonist brilliantly portrayed by the gifted British actor <strong>Tom Hiddleston<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well-known for his haunted tales (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Doctor<\/strong> <strong>Sleep<\/strong><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><strong><i>Gerald\u2019s Game<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><strong><i>Midnight Mass<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), the director turns a minimalistic story into an emotional, bittersweet odyssey here. The fantastic is close, yet never fully grasped. Indeed, ghosts are part of <\/span><strong><i>The<\/i> <i>Life of Chuck<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but they are only ghosts of the past, of childhood, of lost love, and drifting memories.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a212c663f756&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a212c663f756\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1435\" height=\"956\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19b8d160207c01182303d8f3efafd84c.webp\" alt=\"Tom Hiddleston starring in the film The Life Of Chuck (2025) \u00a9 Neon.\" class=\"wp-image-687323\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tom Hiddleston starring in the film <em>The<\/em> <em>Life of Chuck<\/em> (2025) \u00a9 Neon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tom Hiddleston, the beating heart of an unclassifiable feature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from its unusual structure, what&#8217;s striking in <\/span><strong><i>The<\/i> <i>Life of Chuck<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is its ability to touch the audience without relying on theatrics. <strong>Mike Flanagan<\/strong> resists the urge to make a spectacle out of it, and instead focuses on the quiet power of gestures, glances, and silences.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actor<strong> Tom<\/strong> <strong>Hiddleston<\/strong> (<\/span><strong><i>Loki<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><strong><i>Thor<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) plays the role Charles as a grown-up man, alongside young actor <strong>Benjamin Pajak<\/strong>, the film&#8217;s revelation, and Jacob Tremblay, previously seen in the film <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wonder<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2017. As for the rest of the cast, it spans generations with remarkable coherence. 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As a celebration of life, the body, and the present moment, it perfectly encapsulates the elegance of this intimate journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, in several instances, <\/span><strong><i>The Life of Chuck<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> unfolds a visual poetry grounded in masterful dialogues, consistent with <strong>Mike Flanagan<\/strong>\u2019s previous works. While the director draws his inspiration from <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture\/bill-skarsgard-is-terrifyingly-good-in-castle-rock-the-new-series-by-stephen-king-and-j-j-abrams-2\/\">Stephen King<\/a>\u2019s prose, he eventually transcends it to deliver a vibrant interpretation of the original short story.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film also evokes American poet <strong>Walt Whitman<\/strong> and his famous line: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am large, I contain multitudes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d And perhaps this is the film\u2019s greatest achievement &#8211; its ability to embrace human contradictions, memories, and regrets without judgment. With this unclassifiable film,<strong> Mike Flanagan<\/strong> confirms that he is much more than a master of horror. He is a filmmaker of memory, of the soul and the invisible.<\/span><br><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><em>The Life of Chuck (2025) by Mike Flanagan, airing on Canal+ on January 6th, 2026<\/em><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the very first minutes, Mike Flanagan\u2019s new film hits hard. 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