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Plot Summary
Absolute power corrupts absolutely in writer/director Steven Zaillian's (the Oscar®-winning screenwriter of Schindler's List) adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's classic novel All the King's Men featuring an all all-star cast led by Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, James Gandolfini and Anthony Hopkins. All the King's Men charts the spectacular rise and fall of a charismatic Southern politician, "Boss" Willie Stark (Penn). Law co-stars as Jack Burden, the once idealistic, now embittered ex-reporter who unwittingly fuels Stark's corrupt political ambitions.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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11%- Reviews Counted: 155
- Fresh: 17
- Rotten: 138
- Average Rating: 4.2/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: The director can't seem to find a natural rhythm for the movie -- it's portentous and vague at the same time.
Rotten: It has a labored feel. The editing is choppy, allowing little of the film to flow naturally.
Rotten: Failures on the scale of writer-director Steven Zaillian's All the King's Men are as rare as falling sequoias, and they make a noise even if no one's in the woods to hear them.
Rotten: [It] isn't going to win any awards for Law, a frantically hamming Penn or anyone else involved.
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- $12.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 2006
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