The River King

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Jelisije J Feb 11 A suspected murder that takes place near an all elite school where a cop must find out what really happened to one of the students........lets just say while the story overall made sense I just wasn't satisfied with the result. See more Mario V 05/22/2024 Good acting. Decent plot See more ian b 01/23/2022 I liked the story line and the lead character but the editing was not to my liking. It certainly covered one of the problems facing anyone that is different. Beautifully shot but not sure about the supernatural overtones. A solid 3 star See more ronald h 11/23/2021 A young prep school student is found floating dead in a frozen river. The school administration and the police captain (who's afraid of a scandal and is likely getting payoffs from the school) insist that it was suicide. An intrepid cop (Edward Norton) suspects that it was homicide. He investigates, even though his captain says the case is over. It appears that the kid was the victim of a hazing by his snooty, rich classmates. The characters are cliched. Much of the acting is stiff and unconvincing. The camera work is unimaginative but workmanlike. There's an irrelevant affair between the cop and one the teachers, and a mildly interesting mystery about turning a white rose into a red one. There's also an unexpected twist in the final act, and a resolution of a backstory. Two stars because it's not unwatchable. See more 07/01/2019 Cliche melodrama that thinks American boarding schools are mean and nasty like British ones. Made worse by trying to have a bunch of adults play teenagers. First time I've seen Ed Burns give a bad performance (brought down by the script, no doubt) Nothing remotely suspenseful nor sexy about it. See more 04/21/2019 Multi-layered story handled very well by both the screenwriter & the director; beautifully shot with a haunting score; everyone is extremely well-cast & offers thoroughly nuanced performances, although the romance felt tacked-on. See more Read all reviews

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