Kings
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- Serenity Reign Brown
- Ce'Onna Meilani Johnson
Letterboxd User Reviews
- Sep 13, 2017
The last thing the world needs right now is another star-studded movie about the race riots that scarred 20th Century America. Okay, that’s not entirely true — past trauma can be an indispensable lens through which to see present tragedies, and we sure have plenty of both —…
davidehrlichMay 9, 2018just an absolutely disgusting amount of foot-kissing in this movie
AdamThis starts off like a dude on steroids. He has potential to be a great MLB player or WWE wrestler. Gradually this film declines like the drugs in that hypothetical dudes system. The steroid side effects kick in, no natter the gender. His girlfriend leaves and he begins…
Armando Jimenez - Nov 15, 2018
Halle Berry PLEASE fire your agent, this is getting embarrassing!
Michael VazquezJul 2, 2020This film is so difficult to discuss! I have so many thoughts and feelings but I’m struggling to put them all together! But I think the film speaks out towards what’s happening today! The reason why I watched the film is because Rachel Hilson is in it! She was amazing in…
Rob on FilmOct 15, 2021why do the actors i like always have their best looks in their worst movies it's not fair
ingrid -
A tone-deaf trainwreck of a sophomore effort from Mustang writer and director Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Kings wastes the talents of two wonderful central performers on a shallow, jumbled mess of a drama with thinly written, one-dimensional characters and jarring, uneven…
Dawson JoyceMay 14, 2022Going through an actor's entire filmography leads to many questionable life choices.
AliceNov 17, 2023I recently watched Kings (2017) on Tubi. The storyline follows a woman managing a foster family in South Central Los Angeles during the Rodney King beating and trial. The foster mother has some kids thriving and others succumbing to the streets. As trial verdict is…
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Story strands feel half developed; pacing seems erratic.
In its highly combustable, confusing, angry environment, where everyone from parents to rioters to cops is just making it up as they go along, the only thing that seems to matter are the underlying drives, whether it’s goodheartedness or resentment.
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.