King of the Jungle
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) | Release Date: November 9, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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60
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Mr. Rosenfeld is a writer whose talent shines through in the way he harvests minute pearls. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyF. X. Feeney
Overall, King of the Jungle never quite achieves a necessary, culminating insight about charity, or mercy -- though Leguizamo's performance puts one in reach. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
May be the biggest gathering of high-decibel performers in one movie. But they work well together and some are truly excellent. Read full review
50
VarietyRobert Koehler
Story's spurts of violence are designed to tear Seymour's world apart , but Rosenfeld's scripting and directing choices tend to lessen impact of a potentially gut-wrenching urban tale. Read full review
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Draggy and contrived. Read full review
40
New Times (L.A.)Robert Wilonsky
Leguizamo is all twitches and spasms; there's not a bit of subtlety in his high-wire performance. By the time you get past it, the film bogs down in dime-store potboiling. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
The merely depressing ultimately gives way to the contrived in Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's King of the Jungle. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The script originally began life as a stage play, but still feels underwritten. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMark Holcomb
Rosenfeld's film doesn't have much of a story to tell and tells it rather routinely. Read full review
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