The King's Choice
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: September 22, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranOct 5, 2017
Its intent is to show us how difficult it is to see clearly during times of crisis, how what seems as simple as black and white today was the source of uncertainty and soul-searching when it happened. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoSep 27, 2017
Haakon VII is a hero in Norway, and The King’s Choice tells us why. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireSep 23, 2017
What is unusual about the film is that it is a frankly admiring portrait of a monarch. The king here is the tale’s hero, and the choice he makes regarding the Nazi invasion undergird a drama that is proudly and unequivocally patriotic. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlSep 21, 2017
The film is handsomely mounted, traditional in its scenecraft, superbly acted, and much less ham-handed than you might expect from a historical drama about a great man’s great moment. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberJan 21, 2017
Handsomely mounted and well acted, the film breaks no new ground but remains engrossing. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanJan 21, 2017
It has a few traumatic and bedazzling scenes of combat, but mostly it’s about the backroom bureaucratic gamesmanship of war. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanOct 5, 2017
The performances are fine and nuanced, but the stakes seem, for some reason, more theoretical than actual. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergSep 21, 2017
The King’s Choice maintains a sense of intrigue when it sticks to the king’s dealings with the government, but the movie drags when it moves outside of back rooms and deviates from setting up the Bräuer-Haakon showdown. Read full review
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