Storyline
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.
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Cast
Daniel Craig, Halle Berry, Flor de Maria Chahua, Rick Ravanello, Janet Song, Issac Ryan Brown, Lamar Johnson, Rachel Hilson, Reece Cody, Richie Stephens, Kaalan Rashad Walker, Callan Farris, Serenity Reign Brown, Aiden Akpan, Gary Yavuz Perreau, Ce’Onna Johnson, Lorenz Arnell, Lorrie Odom, Lewis T. Powell, Quartay Denaya, Ashton Quiroz, Jack Merrill, Arthur J. Gonzales
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Reviews
63
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.
50
For all its honorable intentions to address sensitive issues that still sting, Kings is an unconvincing tonal patchwork.
50
Kings is a tangle of conflicting moods and emotions.
50
The first English-language film from the Turkish-French director Deniz Gamze Ergüven (her 2015 movie “Mustang” was a foreign language Oscar nominee) is well-acted across the board, and contains more than a few outstanding, unpredictable scenes. But in tying its story to this particular moment in American history, the movie bites off more than it can coherently chew.
50
The English-language debut from the brilliant talent behind best foreign film picture nominee “Mustang” is a terribly uneven, borderline absurdist jumble that undercuts its own message again and again.
