Malcolm McNeil A muddled piece that doesn't begin to Capture LA during the riots Halle and Daniels interactions are forced. He goes from angry neighbor to love interest with no bridge in between. The makers knew what they were doing, casting two Bond actors together! That's why I tuned in. But not the best viewing for Daniel and Halle fans....

master_darkboy Deniz Gamze Ergüven has tried to tackle the issue of racism and the 1992 L.A riots surrounding Rodney King's incident and did not fully succeed which is kind of expected from a director who's not American and turkish and has zero on-scene familiarity with the unhinged racism against African-Americans and that turbulent time. She has tried to somehow outdo Kathryn Bigelow's Detroit but this isn't even near that. Though one can't really ignore the amazing performances by Halle Berry and Daniel Craig, It's not enough to save this garbled drama ! Deniz Gamze Ergüven's intentions are good but perhaps If the film was written by an American writer (Like Detroit that is written by American journalist, Mark Boal and directed by Bigelow), it would've turned "good" as well.However Erguven's Mustang which is turkish drama is a strong one and she should probably stick to depicting her own country's everyday/historical struggles (Turkey) which are not a few!

charleshowler That very first scene gave me the chills! Something very few movies I've seen can accomplish - and I watch several movies a day as a Content Previewer for work. This movie is incredibly underrated, and I can see why critics have been bashing it. A lot of the people writing negative reviews go into this movie with expectations, specifically political expectations. People wanted to see an accurate depiction of the 1992 L.A riots, but were given something different. You have a view this film a cinematic piece as opposed to pro black lives matter sympathetic film or whatever political agenda people might assume this film is trying to push.The first scene in this title gave me a shiver down my spine. The combination of cinematography, directing and the acting had the perfect chemistry. You could tell that the director really wanted to capture the most finer details, encapsulating human emotion from traumatic experiences. The character development was a slow burn, but burned right. It was a very unpredictable film hence why you should go see it with no expectations. I've personally never heard of this director before, or the writer. So this is completely an unbiased perspective of this fine film.I definitely recommend seeing it.

adonis98-743-186503 The life of a foster family in South Central Los Angeles, a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial. I'm very disappointed with the material that Halle Berry chooses this days and the same goes for Daniel Craig, both actors are stuck in this slow burn of a drama that goes on and on and it's just boring from start to finish with the 2 leads "disappearing" at times and some teen (and not so good of performers) taking the spotlight that makes things even worse. Overall Kings is the kind of movie that showcases how both of those actors (Halle the most) have fallen and from films like Skyfall and X-Men: Days of Future Past star in a film like Kings. (0/10)