Review of King of New York (1990) by Jluis_001 — 15 Mar 2022
In this film I give more credit to Christopher Walken than to Abel Ferrara, and don't get me wrong, Ferrara's hand is noticeable throughout, but Walken is so good at selling you on his character, that you can't help but be enraptured by him.
The script itself is full of inconsistencies and that's never a good thing, but King of New York has an impressive ability to mesmerise you and make you overlook many of its inconsistencies.
Abel Ferrara is an incredibly variable and unstable director, but surprisingly, even though he's involved with a lot of failed scripts, he often manages to pull himself out of what could be really bad projects.
King of New York is one of those. It has a lot of problems, but it entertained me enough not to be too drastic about them.
This review of King of New York (1990) was written by Jluis_001 on 15 Mar 2022.
King of New York has generally received positive reviews.
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