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Kings

2017

Deniz Gamze Ergüven

Daniel Craig, Halle Berry, Issac Ryan Brown, Rick Ravanello ...

4.6

437

Drama 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"It just might be the most daring movie of the year (...) Something rings decidedly inauthentic in the way people interact (...) 'Kings' would be a more effective film if it were more like 'Mustang'"	NEU
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Equal parts sobering and silly (...) 'Kings' is an unconvincing tonal patchwork (...) There's undeniable power in some of the riot scenes"	NEU
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"[It] is so determined to be hopeful that it forgets to be honest. Ergüven vividly illustrates an open wound, only to dress it with a used bandaid. Told without weight or patience"	NEG
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"[It] is well-acted across the board, and contains more than a few outstanding, unpredictable scenes (...) The movie bites off more than it can coherently chew."	NEU
United States	Steve Pond The Wrap	"Deniz Gamze Erguven is skilled at portraying messy family ties, but her film falls short in other areas (...) Appealing at times and disappointing at others."	NEU
United States	Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"The screenplay should have stayed on the shelf (...) Baffling (...) It lacks nuance and subtlety"	NEG
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"There are sparks of interest and some powerful moments, but it is structurally disjointed, tonally uncertain, unfocused and unfinished (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"Ergüven tries to cover too much ground here and ends up successfully conveying rather less. Story strands feel half developed; pacing seems erratic."	NEG

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