Message from the King (2016)
Storyline
On a relentless quest to avenge his sister's murder, a man from Cape Town infiltrates a sprawling network of lowlifes and elites in Los Angeles.
Directors
Cast
Dale Dickey, Luke Evans, Arthur Darbinyan, Drew Powell, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Tom Felton, Jake Weary, Chris Mulkey, Natalie Martinez, James Jordan, Max Daniels, Roman Mitichyan, Jonny Coyne, Chadwick Boseman, Tom Wright, Sibongile Mlambo, Ava Kolker, Joe Seo, Anna Diop, Amin El Gamal, Jonno Roberts, Diego Josef, Rachel Pringle, Lucan Melkonian, Hae Jung Chae
Trailer
Reviews
58
Message from the King isn’t a chore to watch by any means; and there are moments that suggest the more colorful neo-noir that might’ve been.
50
With a slick, outsider’s perspective on the City of Angels and some interesting possibilities that are set up early on, this Message gets off to a great start. But the screenplay becomes a muddle and then a mess in its second half.
40
Ultimately the visual polish and subplots merely serve as fleeting distractions from the weary familiarity of this two-fisted tale.
38
Boseman carries himself with confidence in every role, but the rat hole this picture twists into must have left even him shaken.
30
It’s a dark and all-around unpleasant journey to take.
