A large part of the magic that makes up “The Life of Chuck” lies in how the story is structured and told, so I won’t spoil too much here. Suffice to say that, like the novella, the film is told in three chapters that occur in reverse chronological order, and all three concern Charles “Chuck” Krantz, a lovable if average man who works as an accountant. In the first chapter (which is really the third chapter, if you follow me), Chuck (played by Tom Hiddleston) begins appearing on various billboards and ads while the world is seemingly steadily headed for the apocalypse, a mystery that schoolteacher Marty (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and nurse Felicia (Karen Gillan) are trying to find an answer to. In the second chapter, Chuck comes across a drummer (Taylor Gordon) busking on the street whose music inspires him to drop everything and dance, an improvised moment where he’s joined by a recently jilted girl (Annalise Basso). Then, in the final chapter (which is the first), Chuck grows from a young boy to a teen (played by Cody Flanagan, Benjamin Pajak and finally Jacob Tremblay), learning some tricky lessons about life along the way. Amongst these lessons is a very King-esque one, involving Chuck’s grandfather Albie (Mark Hamill) warning him to never enter the attic, because it might have the power to depict the death of someone close to you, including yourself. – SlashFilm