Review of The Polka King (2017) by Kevin M. W — 07 Feb 2018
The miracle of the casting director enlivens this slight but based-on-a-true-story tale of a immigrant entertainer who embraced America by operating a Ponzi scheme as a lucrative sideline. Jack Black surprises me for the second time this year and Jacki Weaver (an Aussie!) does a bang-up job as a New Jersey mother-in-law who doubts her daughter's choice in love.
Slate and Schwartzman ably hold down the rest. Better than you might've expected ... and polka, no less.
This review of The Polka King (2017) was written by Kevin M. W on 07 Feb 2018.
The Polka King has generally received mixed reviews.
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