This Chuck Palahniuk adap directed by first-timer Clark Gregg stars Sam Rockwell as sex addict Victor Mancini who works as a historical reenactor to keep his mum Ida (Anjelica Huston) propped up in a fancy hospital. Oh, and he intentionally chokes in restaurants to cheat helpers out of cash. Nice. Okay, maybe not the new Fight Club, but dirty, funny and Palahniukky all the same.

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