Review of King Cobra (2016) by Daniel M — 05 Oct 2016

Grim true story told with a light touch and lots of sex, plus an astoundingly good performance from Christian Slater.

This review of King Cobra (2016) was written by Daniel M on 05 Oct 2016.

King Cobra has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 10 Nov 2016

Kelly, so eager to emulate Boogie Nights, doesn't allow his characters to become more than thin stereotypes in a story that plods to its grim…

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Slater has some effective moments and Franco excels at a certain kind of scary/funny psycho, but it doesn’t ultimately add up to much as…

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By Godfrey Cheshire (178) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 28 Oct 2016

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By Johannes Aka Corky M (1) on 20 Mar 2017

Pretty cool,totally not for everyone probaly freak out most dudes&scare the ignorance out of them,real impressed with cast,amazing sets,the…

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By Hornysoul (65) on 22 Sep 2018

King Cobra tem muito a oferecer, desde uma história verdadeira e intrigantemente sombria a um elenco de estrelas (James Franco, Garrett Clayton,…

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