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King of California

2007

Mike Cahill

Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood, Willis Burks II, Laura Kachergus ...

5.8

2,159

Comedy An unstable dad (Michael Douglas) who after getting out of a mental institution tries to convince his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) that there's Spanish gold buried somewhere under suburbia. At the age of 16, Miranda has already had to live with her share of disappointments. Abandoned by her mother, she dropped out of school and has been supporting herself as an employee at McDonald's while her father Charlie resides in a mental ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Hilarious and heartfelt (...) Cahill focuses on the magic worth finding between a father and daughter. That's why the film sticks with you (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Stephen Holden The New York Times	"A serious comedy that does many things right (...) [Douglas gives] his strongest screen performance since 'Wonder Boys'"
		Ty Burr Boston Globe	"A flaky, tedious, intermittently likable fable about being crazy in a crazy world. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"When you stand back a step from the movie, you admire Douglas and Wood for starting with potentially unplayable characters, and playing them so well we actually care about [an absurd quest] (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Scott Tobias AV Club	"[It] has an evocative feeling for locale (...) [The characters'] whimsical mission, slight though it is, gives the film an oddly compelling sense of purpose"
		Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"Intermittent narrative lapses and a slight dramatic disconnect in two otherwise fine lead performances don't diminish the film's low-key indie aesthetic and attractive production values"

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