Kings (2017) (original) (raw)
A foster family in South Central a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial in 1992.
A foster family in South Central a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial in 1992. (less)
Director: Deniz Gamze Erg�ven
Writer: Deniz Gamze Erg�ven
Starring: Daniel Craig, Halle Berry, Kevin Carroll, Issac Ryan Brown, Peter Mackenzie, Kirk Baltz
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Review by Brian Orndorf, July 11, 2018
3 / 10
�Kings� is a movie that has a time, place, and talent to bring unusual perspective to the 1992 L.A. Riots. And yet, writer/director Deniz Gamze Erguven doesn�t have anything to say with the feature, which thrives on chaos, not drama. Erguven made a remarkable impression a few years back with the French film �Mustangs,� but she has no vision here, adding clumps of urban distress, social outrage, and racial hostility to a tale of domestic unrest, while the actual riots barely factor into the picture. �Kings� is a mess, edited with a butter knife and emotionally constipated, with Erguven giving u ...read more...
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