Mick Garris is known by many as the director whom Stephen King entrusts all of his book to film adaptations with. Chocolate, although not a Stephen King story, is Micks entry into the Master of Horror Episodes, He is also the man who came up with the Masters of Horror Series as well.
Chocolate in many ways remind me of a Hitchcock film. It is very dark and suspenseful, and just like the character, you yourself are along for the ride in figuring out the mystery of what’s actually going on in the film. The film follows the life of Jamie (Henry Tomas of E.T. fame.) a recently divorced father, who hold a job making artificial sweeteners . It’s never really mentioned in the film as to why, but all of a sudden Jamie begins to see visions and experiences the senses of a young attractive women, whom he has no clue who she is. He soon begins to fall in love with the women in the visions and sets out to find her by using the landmarks and clues in the visions. What he gets at the end of this flick is something he didn’t bargain for, and that’s when the trouble begins.
The script is alright, The plot may seem a bit off at first as your not given the full jist of “what is going on” right away. It can be very loopy throughout the whole movie, but it all ties together in the end. The story at times may bore you a bit, however the use of great shots and suspenseful camera angles are enough to keep anyone on the edge of their seat and interested. The acting is just alright, I mean there were times where I felt myself rolling my eyes a bit, at some weak deliveries of lines here and there, but all in all, it’s nothing that will make you want to shut the film off. As far as special effects go, there not much really going on, but the little that is used looks good. The films overall look and production value is pretty good.
Overall, I know this is a short review, But I really don’t have much to say about Chocolate other than it was an alright film. I think fans of Hitchcock would probably appreciate this film more than the typical horror fan would. It’s not a typical Mick Garris Stephen King Adaptation, and it shows that Garris is more of a great overall horror director and can do anything with anyone’s work.
– Horror Bob
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