King Kelly
GoDigital Media Group | Release Date: November 30, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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91
IndieWireEric KohnNov 29, 2012
It's an unflinching update to media scholar Neil Postman's prophetic claim about the deadly impact of television on cultural identity: Smartphones in hand, we face the danger of filming ourselves to death. Read full review
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Time OutMatt SingerNov 27, 2012
Director Andrew Neel has hit upon a compelling reason for the found-footage gimmick: to indict a narcissistic generation who think their phones make them royalty. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreNov 28, 2012
King Kelly is a broad indictment of the emptier side of self-documentation and a more nuanced one of the Internet as a source of affirmation. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenNov 29, 2012
The movie's other master stroke is the artfully unhinged lead performance of Louisa Krause as the despicable King Kelly, a character who would have been ready-made for Tuesday Weld. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeNov 27, 2012
Sadly, this film's POV conceit -- in which all scenes are shot by the characters, whether they have a plausible reason to hold the camera up or not -- quickly becomes as grating as Kelly herself. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneNov 28, 2012
The film decides very early on, as part of its premise, to reduce Louisa Krause's King Kelly to a one-dimensional narcissist. Read full review
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