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Message From the King

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A mysterious outsider travels to Los Angeles to bring those responsible for his younger sister's disappearance to justice.
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Noel Murray The Playlist While its story moves forward in a way that makes sense, Du Welz's pacing is too slow and too choppy for the movie to build up much momentum. Rated: C+ Sep 17, 2016 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com A brooding, gritty revenge flick geared as a throwback to American cinema of yesteryear, when the sleazy metropolis was a favored go-to for cinematic dens of iniquity. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 10, 2019 Full Review Kiko Vega Espinof The screenplay by Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell is custom designed for the brutality of the Belgian director Fabrice Du Welz. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 6, 2019 Full Review William Evans Black Nerd Problems Was this a terrible movie? No, not by any means. It just wasn't that great, even if the vehicle felt very ripe for Boseman. Jun 13, 2018 Full Review José Martín El antepenúltimo mohicano Better directed than written and with some sound performances from the entire cast, the film is, however, covered with a hopeless and melancholy air... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Nov 28, 2017 Full Review Jeffrey Lyles Lyles' Movie Files Instead of being the next Equalizer, it's a slower paced investigative revenge piece that's lacking a harder edge. Rated: 6/10 Aug 27, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nigel k The main character comes from South Africa to the states to find his sister, who is a drug head, puts innocent lives at risk to bumble his way to stop the 2 dimensional baddies for a result of some sort of strange happy ending. Characters are hollow and unlikable. Silly. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/25 Full Review Maurice L A nice movie with awesome actors/actress! Chadwick, is and was powerful in it! It was gritty and realistic! It worth checking out, you know since Chadwick, didn't have to many films, anyway. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/19/25 Full Review Bill W Excellent revenge movie with a twist at the end. I liked it a lot. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/29/25 Full Review Kevin M I just watched it and liked it. Good action. I love the chain. Also, wish I saw more of Teresa Palmer. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/09/24 Full Review Jim H formula picture. slow pace. at the end forgettable. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/26/24 Full Review Brett C I quiet licked ITT aktoooalley ✓✓✓✓ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A mysterious outsider travels to Los Angeles to bring those responsible for his younger sister's disappearance to justice.
Director
Fabrice Du Welz
Producer
Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell, David Lancaster
Screenwriter
Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell
Production Co
Entre Chien et Loup, Ink Factory, Entertainment One
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Grisly Images|Brutal Violence|Some Drug Use|Strong Sexual Content/Nudity)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 42m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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