Kings

Name: Kings
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime
Released: April 27, 2018
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 34
Cast: Aiden Akpan, Callan Farris, Ce'Onna Meilani Johnson, Daniel Craig, Douglas Spain

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Orchard, The | Release Date: April 27, 2018 | R

Starring: Aiden Akpan, Callan Farris, Ce'Onna Meilani Johnson, Daniel Craig, Douglas Spain, Gary Yavuz Perreau, Halle Berry, Issac Ryan Brown, Kaalan Rashad Walker, Kevin Carroll, Kirk Baltz, Lamar Johnson, Peter Mackenzie, Rachel Hilson, Reece Cody, Rick Ravanello, Serenity Reign Brown

Summary: Millie (Halle Berry) is a hardworking single mom with a soft spot for strays. When Kings begins, she already has eight children living in her house and will soon bring home another. Her neighbor Obie (Daniel Craig) is the local loose cannon, and the only white man in an area largely inhabited by African Americans, Latinos, and Koreans. WithMillie (Halle Berry) is a hardworking single mom with a soft spot for strays. When Kings begins, she already has eight children living in her house and will soon bring home another. Her neighbor Obie (Daniel Craig) is the local loose cannon, and the only white man in an area largely inhabited by African Americans, Latinos, and Koreans. With racial tensions running dangerously high, Millie and Obie would appear to be unlikely allies. Yet following the acquittal of four of the officers accused of beating Rodney King, these two must navigate the gathering chaos in the city to bring Millie’s kids home safely.… Expand

Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 92 min

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Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 24, 2018

The sprawl of it, the seeming disorganization, all work to its advantage and betray Kings' ambition. Ergüven wasn’t going for documentary, she was aiming for an impressionistic “feel” — terror, outrage, helplessness, a city and a system that aren’t built for you, even when you’re hurt, even when you’re in trouble. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Feb 21, 2018

Kings is a tangle of conflicting moods and emotions. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Apr 26, 2018

The English-language debut from the brilliant talent behind best foreign film picture nominee “Mustang” is a terribly uneven, borderline absurdist jumble that undercuts its own message again and again. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Feb 21, 2018

There are sparks of interest and some powerful moments, but it is structurally disjointed, tonally uncertain, unfocused and unfinished, with some very broad drama-improv-class acting from the kids and a frankly unrelaxed and undirected performance from Halle Berry. Read full review

Kenneth Seward Jr.

Aug 1, 2018

Kings' fragmented treatment fails in delivering a compelling story. It also lacks the depth and clarity needed to convey a solid message, which one can assume was the purpose given the liberal use of certain politically charged images and sound bites. The potential was there for something grand though. Read full review

Rex Reed

Apr 30, 2018

The film, poorly edited and weakly unfocused by Turkish writer-director Deniz Gamze Ergüven, is a real mess. Read full review

Peter Travers

Apr 26, 2018

What we have in the misbegotten mess called Kings is a film of countless good intentions – one that starts going bad in its first scene, gets worse form there and then dissolves into pure chaos. Read full review

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The3AcademySins

Apr 28, 2018

Where to begin? Kings falls flat with it's characters, whose motivations are completely unexplained, and the characters themselves are archetypes and cliches with no real attachment to the world around them. Where Kings excels, however, is in it's tone, chaotic pacing, and beautifulWhere to begin? Kings falls flat with it's characters, whose motivations are completely unexplained, and the characters themselves are archetypes and cliches with no real attachment to the world around them. Where Kings excels, however, is in it's tone, chaotic pacing, and beautiful cinematography. It really captures the powder keg of hatred in LA and the riots quite well. However, the ending of the movie is so atrocious that I will probably never watch it again. I must give credit where credit is due, however.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Aug 8, 2018

Relevant theme, simplistic handling, simplistic narrative, simplistic approach. It never catches you and worse, it starts to bore you very soon.
I hate to say it but it's disposable.

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