在阿巴拉契亚山脉,夫妻一个残忍的犯罪头目用拳头控制着他的生意和家庭,夫妻不惜一切代价来确保周围所有人的忠诚。当他的儿子遇到了他梦想中的女孩,迫切地想逃离这种生活,从父亲的魔爪中解放出来时,他不得不与这个可怕的男人进行面对面的谈判。
在阿巴拉契亚山脉,夫妻一个残忍的犯罪头目用拳头控制着他的生意和家庭,夫妻不惜一切代价来确保周围所有人的忠诚。当他的儿子遇到了他梦想中的女孩,迫切地想逃离这种生活,从父亲的魔爪中解放出来时,他不得不与这个可怕的男人进行面对面的谈判。
回复 :Stuart Gordon, considered a master of the horror genre thanks to classics like Re-Animator and Dagon, decides to do a different move in this strange trip to human morals."King of the Ants" is about a regular guy, Sean Crawley(newcomer Chris McKenna), a man without any aspiration who just live in his apartment doing the necessary job to live to the next day. In one of his jobs he meets Duke(Gearge Wendt), who introduces Sean to his boss, Ray Matthews(played by Daniel Baldwin). Ray hires Sean as a spy, and orders him to follow Eric Gatlin(Roy Livingstone), an accountant who has been investigating Ray's company. Problems start when Ray, while drunk, orders Sean to kill Eric. And he does it. Things go wrong when Ray decides to make Sean disappear destroying his mind with violent punishment and humiliation.From the point where Sean kills Eric, we go in the same boat with him, as he goes through a downward spiral of human degradation, traveling from guilt, to confusion and finally to his rebirth, in a state where humanity, morals and values are not important anymore. Chris McKenna acting is very important because he manages to be likable even when he is part of gruesome acts, both as victim and/or criminal. He has that look of innocence that hides a dark side and he manages to carry the film.The support cast also includes Kari Wuhrer, as Eric's widow who also becomes a central part of Sean's trip to hell. She gives a fine performance, although it's obvious that Sean is the main character. He is the most developed of all and McKenna's performance is up to the challenge.The film has very disturbing images of violence, and while it may not be as graphic as "Kill Bill" for example, the strength of the violence is in the lack of humanity that the character manifest. He is more than an ant in this world. He is the king.Stuart Gordon has managed to create a film that, while maybe it's not one of his best efforts; it's very well done, has a VERY interesting story to tell, and manages to capture the attention every second of it.
回复 :Follows a tutor who, after being assigned an unexpected task at a mansion, finds himself struggling with the obsessions of his student, who threatens to expose his darkest secrets.
回复 :门已经关了好几个星期了。少年迈克把自己关在里面,把无助的父亲、母亲和姐姐拒之门外。迈克并没有生病,只是下定决心不想再涉足外面的世界了。在日本,人们把这样的年轻人称为“蛰居族”。这样的行为在西方国家也逐渐蔓延开来。他的家人只能每天站在紧闭的门前等待、询问、发火、绝望、指责、无视和期待,别无他法。