21 out of 27 people found the following review helpful:

Okay film made better with the cast

A Customer from London, 29th October, 2006

The film has so many good actors and the main reason for watching this was for sean penn who is such a good actor and he definitely makes the film better than it could have been. Jude Law is very good too. It is just a shame the film did not have a good editor working on the script and the length of the film too

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11 out of 14 people found the following review helpful:

Thought Provoking....

Ronan from Southampton, Hampshire, 8th May, 2007

This is a Politically thought provoking movie, so if you rent it thinking it's 'Action, Action, Action' You are going to be dissapointed. You have to watch and listen very carefully to the dialogue or you will lose the plot/storyline very quickly. The acting was suberb.

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10 out of 11 people found the following review helpful:

A Political Drama

nutcase from , 27th September, 2007

As soon as you know this film is a political drama set in Louisiana you can discount most of the negative reviews as they clearly did not know these facts before watching the movie. It is not overly complicated nor overly talky or dull. Granted it does not have the action quotient of a Seagal movie nor the plot complexity of an episode of Shaun the Sheep, but it is not a difficult watch. Often bad reviews are very helpful; but not in this case. The film is fine.

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9 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:

Penn's Political Panache

Charles Brickley from Andover, Hampshire England, 6th August, 2007

This film made a change in that it was a remake that was a credit to the previous Black & White version starring Broderick Crawford as well as a fine interpretation of the original story by Robert Penn Warren (any relation to Sean?). As for the man himself, Sean Penn acted his socks off playing the central character, Willie Stark, the ordinary hick who storms the American Political Machine to achieve benefits for his fellow hicks. Based on the true story of Huey Long who became Governor of Louisianna and then a US Senator before being assassinated, this version does not dwell so much as its predecessor upon the political corruption of the central character but relates to his oratory and the opposition from the conservative opposition that he encountered. The photography was excellant and there was a good supporting cast, however in my opinion it just lacked that little extra that would have made it a five star film. Well worth the money, I do not think that you will have the time to be bored by this swift moving political drama .

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All The Kings Men

A Customer from somerset, 14th February, 2010

enjoyable like reading a book

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All the Kings Men

A Customer from Oxon, 31st January, 2010

Rubbish, what Sean Penn was doing signing up to this film beggars belief

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Such a disappointment!

A Customer from Tiverton, 7th November, 2009

Sadly, not even ten minutes into this film I was having difficulty staying focused. It's not that I have difficulty focusing, or comprehending the plot line of a film. It's simply that the film moved slowly. Laborious and tediously slow. It did not help that Sean Penn seemed to overact the part of Stark. Jude Law was a nice surprise. When I saw Jude and Kate [Winslet] cast as 'Southerners', I must admit - I was wary about them pulling off the accents, being a native Texan myself. I was pleasantly surprised, especially with Jude's seamless delivery! The only reason I watched it through to the end (and I was tempted several times to call it a day just press 'stop') was Jude's performance. With such a spectacularly talented cast? This film was a huge disappointment, sadly. The timing was off - which means bad editing to my mind. If you're dying to hear this story - then rent the film. However, be prepared to persevere with the slow moving story line. Otherwise? Don't waste your rental credit or time.

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Stars don't make a movie great

Criticalcritter from , 23rd October, 2009

Kept falling asleep through this film, despite the ranting and roaring of the cast. Thought it couldn't miss with all the talent on board, but it all comes to very little in the end. If you don't watch it, you won't be missing much.

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