| What If They Gave a War...? |
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| In the United States, the streets were teeming with antiwar protesters and civil rights demonstrators. Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy were assassinated within two months of each other. The Democratic convention in Chicago dissolved into chaos. And by the summer, America's cities were in flames. ... |
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| "The King" -- More one product of trailer trash than noble blood, this story of one prodigal son returning to wreak havoc devolves into pointless and preposterous nastiness. Director James Marsh and co-writer Milo Addica ("Monster's Ball") let their story run far astray, into and well beyond the realm of unsavory voyeurism dished out on Jerry Springer's TV show. Early on, Marsh and Addica's screenplay sets up an intriguing drama about one father and the bastard offspring he denies to protect the sanctity of his current cozy family life, the roles grandly embodied by William Hurt and Gael Garcia Bernal. Then the film turns terribly tabloid, wallowing in black-hearted, vulgar action carried out for inconceivable reasons. Laura Harring, Pell James and Paul Dano co-star as the pious family of Hurt, who plays one sanctimonious pastor. R for strong sexual activity involving one teen, some violence and language. 104 min. Two stars out of four. AP ... |
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