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While The King is sometimes less than the sum of its impressive parts, strong source material and gripping performances make this a period drama worth hailing.
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Release date: Oct 11, 2019
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Having survived the trial-by-fire of emerging as a sensitive, talented actor...Pattinson is free from the tyranny of having to make "good" decisions, giving him the opportunity to make interesting ones instead. Oct 16, 2019 | Full Review…
Having survived the trial-by-fire of emerging as a sensitive, talented actor...Pattinson is free from the tyranny of having to make "good" decisions, giving him the opportunity to make interesting ones instead.
Philippa Snow
To quote another of the Bard's royal characters, it ends up feeling like a tale full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Oct 16, 2019 | Full Review…
To quote another of the Bard's royal characters, it ends up feeling like a tale full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
David Sims
I don't expect David Michod's new film to dominate your Netflix home queue for very long, given that the movie - a messy and frequently bloody blend of Shakespeare's Henriad plays, but devoid of their language, scope and, well, drama - is forgettable. Oct 15, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
I don't expect David Michod's new film to dominate your Netflix home queue for very long, given that the movie - a messy and frequently bloody blend of Shakespeare's Henriad plays, but devoid of their language, scope and, well, drama - is forgettable.
Barry Hertz
With weighty things to say about contemporary and corrupt institutions of power and even dangers of male hegemony, Michôd's non-preachy The King comes with philosophical heft and visual authority to match. Oct 11, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
With weighty things to say about contemporary and corrupt institutions of power and even dangers of male hegemony, Michôd's non-preachy The King comes with philosophical heft and visual authority to match.
Tomris Laffly
So much of the poetry and the sense of loss has gone from this decaffeinated version of the story. Oct 11, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
So much of the poetry and the sense of loss has gone from this decaffeinated version of the story.
Peter Bradshaw
Michôd's most clever revision is in how artfully and skillfully he renders the film's final battle at Agincourt, only to undercut it with a more disquieting concluding note. Shakespeare, robbed of its poetry and its harmony, isn't so much. Oct 10, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Michôd's most clever revision is in how artfully and skillfully he renders the film's final battle at Agincourt, only to undercut it with a more disquieting concluding note. Shakespeare, robbed of its poetry and its harmony, isn't so much.
Jake Coyle
This is [David] Michod's finest film since his outstanding Animal Kingdom debut. Oct 18, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
This is [David] Michod's finest film since his outstanding Animal Kingdom debut.
James Croot
[T]he filmmakers have taken Shakespeare's story, condensed it, and given it the intimacy of a character study... Oct 17, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
[T]he filmmakers have taken Shakespeare's story, condensed it, and given it the intimacy of a character study...
Mark Dujsik
There is a complexity to the character that goes beyond the typical genre clichés of insatiably conquering more land; it's not easy being King, and it's especially not easy trying to maintain one's moral compass and integrity as King Oct 17, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
There is a complexity to the character that goes beyond the typical genre clichés of insatiably conquering more land; it's not easy being King, and it's especially not easy trying to maintain one's moral compass and integrity as King
Robert Kojder
For fellow members of the Shakespeare on Film Fan Club, it complements Orson Welles' 1965 film Chimes at Midnight and its take on the Henry plays. Oct 16, 2019 | Full Review…
For fellow members of the Shakespeare on Film Fan Club, it complements Orson Welles' 1965 film Chimes at Midnight and its take on the Henry plays.
Pat Mullen
The King is perfectly alright if you're looking for a large-scale epic with dozens of extras and fine performances, it just can't help but be Not Chimes At Midnight. Oct 16, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
The King is perfectly alright if you're looking for a large-scale epic with dozens of extras and fine performances, it just can't help but be Not Chimes At Midnight.
Scout Tafoya
Overlong, but what redeems The King, beyond the excellent performances, is the way the film asks questions about why we go to war and who benefits. And it leaves us in an interesting place. Oct 16, 2019 | Rating: B-minus | Full Review…
Overlong, but what redeems The King, beyond the excellent performances, is the way the film asks questions about why we go to war and who benefits. And it leaves us in an interesting place.
Karen Gordon
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