The King (DVD)

Description: Genre: Drama / Production Year: 2005 / A troubled man, recently discharged from the Navy, goes to Corpus Christi, ... more

The King (DVD) ... Texas, in search of the father he's never met.

Newest Review: ... of American critics, it could also have been done half heartedly but the finished article is a real gem and testament to how ... more

... well the story panned out. There seems an avoidance on histrionics and dramatics and a real focus on building strong characters with good acting. At times it was uneasy watching some of the hard hitting scenes (sometimes graphic, sometimes extremely violent) but it didn't become distasteful, only intense, very intense. The film drifts along at a sedate pace, slowly releasing plot lines then theres a huge twist or a dramatic scene which creates an atmospheric and unpredictable blend. The film is realistic because it d...more

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The King (DVD): Were Going To Hell (1436 words)
by - written on 31/08/06 (Very useful, 188 readings)
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YEAR OF RELEASE : 2005 RATED : 15 (GRAPHIC SEX AND VIOLENCE) DURATION : 105 MINUTES DIRECTOR : JAMES MARSH CAST : GAEL GARCIA BERNAL/ WILLIAM HURT/ PELL JAMES/ PAUL DANO/ LAURA HARRING. # OUTLINE # Elvis (Gael Garcia Bernal) receives his discharge from the USS Athena in the U.S Navy. His only belongings are his backpack and his M-1 Garland rifle. His first action is to call upon a willing prostitute to service his carnal desires. His next port of call is to buy a 1969 Mercury Cougar. And then he's off to Corpus Christi, Texas, a small bible-belt town where the popular David Sandow preaches to his trusting congregation at ... Read the complete review

Elvis, sex and a brooding, potboiler of revenge! (910 words)
by - written on 30/07/06 (Very useful, 143 readings)
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Elvis is a sailor, or was as at the beginning of the film he leaves the US Navy after completing his service and heads off into the world. The son of a Mexican prostitute he wants to find his place in the world and his father, a man he has never known. David Sandow (William Hurt, The village, Kiss of the Spiderwoman), his father, is a pastor of a Baptist church, an almost evangelical like preacher whose live revolves around god and his own family, Twla, his almost Stepford wives like wife, Paul (Paul Dano, The Girl Next Door, L.I.E.)), his creationist believing son and Mallorie (Pell James, Broken Flowers) his young daughter who is quiet and shy and helps out at ... Read the complete review

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