Farewell to the King

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nick s It had all the ingredients of a great film but everything fell a bit flat. Lots of effort put into stunts and action scenes. The actors tried a little too hard at times and didn't find a naturalistic groove. The directing was lacking the magic. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/23/24 Full Review Steven C One of Nick Nolte best performance excellent movie if you haven't watched it I definitely say this movie was worth watching rotten tomatoes and the audience who didn't like I say go back and watch it again 👍👍 Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/16/22 Full Review Audience Member Good story, well acted and nearly a non-Hollywood ending. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is interesting at times, but is ultimately just not that good. Nick Nolte is cringe worthy at times. I laughed out loud a few times due to his over the top acting. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A film that you wouldn't think would work but really does. Its a fantatsic film that i think deserves more attention and i think soon it will once it gets more discovered. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member During World War II, American deserter Learoyd (Nick Nolte) escapes a Japanese firing squad. Hiding himself in the wilds of Borneo, Learoyd is adopted by a head-hunting tribe of Dayaks, who consider him divine because of his blue eyes. Before long, Learoyd is the reigning king of the Dayaks. When the British soldier Captain Fairbourne (Nigel Havers) and his accomplice Sergeant Tenga (Frank McRae) approach him to rejoin the war against the Japanese, Learoyd resists. But, when his own tribe is threatened by the invaders, Learoyd decides to fight for their rights, and to protect their independence... John Milius has truly a mixed CV on his head with writing credits for movies such as "Dirty Harry", "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean", "Jeremiah Johnson". "Jaws" and "Apocalypse Now" and direction credits for movies such as "Conan the Barbarian", "Red Dawn" and "Farewell to the King". Let´s say he has a nack for various cinematic results. "Farewell to the King" carries the mark of Joseph Conrad´s "Heart of Darkness" and Francis Ford Coppola´s "Apocalypse Now", but is hardly up there with the mentioned works of art. This adventure story based on freedom, war, escapism and struggle with inner demons has such mixed results. First of all you can´t get away from the fact the whole film feels like a poor mans "Apocalypse Now" and the performances are varied specifically Nick Nolte hasn´t his finest moment and is far too eccentric and far too over the top as Learoyd (bad name as well). The cinematography is ok and the environments are nice. But, something is just missing, despite the important message about war and the nature of the bond between Western adventurers and "savage" tribal people applicable to various American misadventures in history. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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