The King

critic Reviews

, 71% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • While The King is sometimes less than the sum of its impressive parts, strong source material and gripping performances make this a period drama worth hailing.
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    Angie HanMashable
    The King is so laden with the trappings of profundity and prestige that in the end, it smothers itself to death.
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    Adam KempenaarFilmspotting
    The plays are about [Hal's] youth and immaturity - his unreadiness to be king - and Chalamet captures that impetuousness.
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    Brad NewsomeSydney Morning Herald
    Almost everything about The King works brilliantly, from the casting (not least Robert Pattinson as a deliciously detestable Dauphin) to the generally cracking script by Michôd and Edgerton.
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    Roxana HadadiPajiba
    Separate from Shakespeare's influence, The King doesn't quite work. Its greatest strength is its visual language, which focuses on the tedium of war.
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    Esther ZuckermanThrillist
    All this is to say that, yes, Pattinson really is the only reason to watch The King. In a film that takes itself so SO seriously, he decided to have a little fun. His performance as the Dauphin is not necessarily what you'd call "good."
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    John NugentEmpire Magazine
    The Battle Of Agincourt has never looked better. But despite valiant efforts from an underused cast, this is not quite the definitive take on Shakespeare's Henriad.
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    David NusairReel Film Reviews
    Filmmaker Michôd delivers a slow-moving yet perpetually engrossing endeavor that benefits from its atmospheric visuals and surfeit of captivating performances...
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    Jane FreeburyThe Canberra Times (Australia)
    Kings and kingship are not in themselves such a fashionable subject for audiences today, but the question of good leadership and how to govern is as relevant today as it has always been, and will not go away.
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    Keith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
    “The King” does a good job reinventing Shakespeare’s characters and using them to offer up a meaningful critique of imperialism and the politics of war.
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    Brian EggertDeep Focus Review
    Inspired casting aside, the adaptation takes questionable liberties by removing the poetry from the language and changing the nature of the characters.
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