Stranded in the heat of a barren African desert, eleven bus-passengers shelter in the remnants of an abandoned town. As rescue grows more remote by the day and anxiety deepens, an idea emerges: why not stage a play. However the choice of King Lear only manages to plunge this disparate group of travelers into turmoil as they struggle to overcome both nature's wrath and their own morality.
The King Is Alive has generally received mixed reviews.
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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 25 Nov 2002
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The King Is Alive was released in 2000 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 41 reviews, giving The King Is Alive (2000) an average rating of 56%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 72%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 62%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The King Is Alive than critics were.
With a score of 56%, The King Is Alive is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2000, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2000 with similar scores include films like Little Nicky, Proof of Life and Digimon: The Movie.
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