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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 18 Sep 2008

There's a mystical quality to King of England, a political satire that softens its barbs by locating them in the middle of a fable…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 18 Sep 2008

There's a mystical quality to King of England, a political satire that softens its barbs by locating them in the middle of a fable…

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By Rick Groen (1,350) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 18 Sep 2008

Should be a brilliant picture, one last testament to the intertwined sensibilities of two brave artists. Should be, but isn't…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 17 Sep 2008

Transforming the calamitous past into the springboard for sexy, satirical fantasy, Menzel tells his tale through the experiences of Jan Dite,…

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By Graham Killeen (120) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 17 Sep 2008

I Served the King of England might not suit Charlie Chaplin, were he alive today…

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By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 16 Sep 2008

The minor protocols and major assaults of the characters are fused, paradoxically, by a truly lyrical talent…

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By Thomas K (624) on 14 Sep 2008

Very funny and beautiful to look at, despite the creepiness connected with the film's passage through the Nazi years in Czechoslovakia and…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 11 Sep 2008

The movie's main appeal is its special comic flavor -- a zesty fusion of picaresque adventure, absurdist whimsy and Chaplinesque grace…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 11 Sep 2008

While the movie ebbs and flows to currents that are distinctly one of kind, the waves they ultimately make didn't move me to any sort of emotional…

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By Derric D (13) on 11 Sep 2008

Beautiful mesh of history and a small towner's dream to be rich, good direction, decent acting…

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By Connie Ogle (690) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 11 Sep 2008

It's a funny, even whimsical film about a man who survives tragic times, complete with Nazis, pratfalls and plenty of mugging…

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By Tricia Olszewski (442) for Let's Not Listen (63) on 10 Sep 2008

Barnev gives a deftly Chaplinesque performance...but Díte never really finds any meaning or lessons in the choices he made, and neither will…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 10 Sep 2008

A brilliant, witty and profound tragicomedy that reflects on recent Czech history with a highly imaginative, darkly humorous and strongly sensual…

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By Jeanne Aufmuth (581) for Palo Alto Weekly (965) on 09 Sep 2008

Czech director Jirí Menzel casts a wide net in this fanciful tale of life, love and the relentless march of time…

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By Thomas L (876) on 07 Sep 2008

Definitely one of the most original films I've ever seen…

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By Renée L (143) on 05 Sep 2008

Typically Czech, redundant of similar war driven themes but with a spice of strange almost a little over the top controversy (the wedding scene)…

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By Bill White (195) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 04 Sep 2008

A young man's plans to become a hotel magnate are thwarted by the fickle finger of history in this comical eulogy for Czechoslovakia…

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By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 04 Sep 2008

Delicious confection about the resilient Czech character, tastes like a bittersweet chocolate souffle, it's much more substantial than dessert…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 04 Sep 2008

A charming, damning portrait that has been stinging audiences in the Czech Republic since its 2006 release…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 04 Sep 2008

The deft physical comedy is a pleasure, though the leering chauvinism becomes more embarrassing as the movie progresses…

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