My Kingdom

My Kingdom (2001)

  • 35% of critics liked it
    (20 reviews)

  • 51% of users liked it
    (416 ratings)

William Shakespeare's King Lear is transposed into a modern-dress British crime drama in this tense tale of family ties and the lust for power. Sandeman (Richard Harris) is the elderly leader of a Liverpool crime syndicate who is fiercely loyal to his wife Mandy (Lynn Redgrave) and his daughters… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Don Boyd, Nick Davies
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Dec 6, 2002 Limited
Primary Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Derek Elley, Variety

    Richard Harris is at his weariest, battle-scarred best...

  • Wally Hammond, Time Out

    Neither an effective gangland thriller nor an achieved elegy for a lord undone.

  • Mike Clark, USA Today

    Whereas last year's exemplary Sexy Beast seemed to revitalize the British gangster movie, this equally brutal outing merely sustains it.

  • Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

    Gaunt, silver-haired and leonine, [Harris] brings a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and cunning to the aging Sandeman.

  • Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

    Harris commands the screen, using his frailty to suggest the ravages of a life of corruption and ruthlessness.

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