King of the Corner Critic Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

King of the Corner is not plot-driven. It's like life: just one damned thing after anotherRead the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

A warm, unexpectedly moving portrait of a man on the verge of what could either be a dreadful or delightful second chapter.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites

Warm and wise comedy of middle-age malaise.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Frank ScheckAdd Critic to Favorites

King of the Corner has been adapted from Gerald Shapiro's "Bad Jews and Other Stories" and suffers from an odd, disjointed quality.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

It's all pleasant but fairly unimportant, and then -- POW -- comes the great scene, almost out of nowhere.Read the full review

Variety | Dennis HarveyAdd Critic to Favorites

Lacks the stylistic attention to psychological distress that might have lent it maximum impact. Instead, the pic is amiable, kinda charming, visually routine, and incisive in individual sequences.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Tasha RobinsonAdd Critic to Favorites

It's a low-key actor's showreel, harmless and toothless and sleepy. It'd go pretty well with a glass of warm milk.Read the full review

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