King Cobra

  • 2016


MOVIE IS interesting willingly disposable compelling imperfect
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30 %
45 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 13
Negative reviews 11
Average Rating 2.6/5
interesting willingly disposable compelling imperfect

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3.8
But Kellys script never judges them, even if it has a few good laughs at their expense. Indie Wire
3.5
King Cobra has the intensity, excitement and poison every thriller needs, and wild, engaging performances to boot. We Got This Covered
3.5
In this day and age, theres nothing in King Cobra to incense tolerant adult audiences. Screen Daily
2.5
Its hard to get feature films made at any time, but with the enormous changes the film/TV world is going through currently, its unusually tough now.Fo .. Rogerebert
2.5
Perhaps more time could have been devoted to the actual investigation if Kelly didnt insist on shoehorning in/lingering on the video shoots, none any .. Village Voice
2.2
10 1 5 / 10 Even after watching King Cobra, its difficult to tell how seriously one is supposed to take its tale of sex, obsession, and murder. Blu Ray
2.2
Instead, its a blandly watchable but ultimately pointless melodrama aimed at titillating gay audiences without actually satisfying them. Eric Ds Nider
3.5
Movies dont get much juicier, funnier, creepier, sadder, or smarter than writer director Justin Kellys King Cobra, which dramatizes a real life murder .. The Wrap
2.0
Its a shame the trite script didnt go deeper into his artistically aspirational character. Film Journal
4.0
The actor gives his most unhinged performance since Spring Breakers in Justin Kellys compelling film detailing the rise of porn star Brent Corrigan As .. The Guardian
2.5
King Cobra is a cut above most homoerotic masturbatory screen fantasies, but not by much. Observer
0.0
At first, one isnt sure whether to take the characters seriously or see them as intentionally superficial, whether the drama is self consciously ridic .. Slant Magazine
2.5
Mr. Clayton plays Sean as a calculating tease with the slick moves of a hustler. The New York Times
3.5
Imperfect but never dull, King Cobra rarely cops out, even if by the finale it rushes through its beats. The Film Stage
3.5
Its a stylish presentation of a sleazy story of the exploitation of a willingly corrupted youth and desperate hustlers. Reeling Reviews
1.0
But what could have been the gay Boogie Nights opts instead for winking slickness and the exaggerated emptiness of every porn movies dramatic scenes, .. Los Angeles Times
2.5
Hes a quick study whose own directorial career King Cobra will parody in its cheeky epilogue though Kelly takes greater amusement in recreating the lo .. Variety
3.2
What the film lacks is much of any commentary on the adult entertainment industry itself. Consequence Of Sound
3.0
A slick, fantastically funny montage of Lockharts rise to fame in the porn industry is one of the films stand out moments, parodying the low productio .. Hey U Guys
2.2
The film lacks proper context, and by consequence muddles its own sense of morality. The Play List
3.0
And while its great to see icons Molly Ringwald and Alicia Silverstone given roles, this is a movie about the dudes and both actresses are given awful .. Star Burst Magazine
4.0
Its a film that manages to be feel authentic, intelligent and entertaining all at once. Lw Lies
1.9
1 of 3 View Caption Garrett Clayton plays Sean Paul Lockhart, who works his way up the ladder in the gay porn industry, in the crime thriller Ki James .. Sltrib
2.0
Though based on a true story, its presented with none of a docudramas ragged, lumpy oddity: the narrative is on the lean side, but as taut and burnish .. Sandiego Reader
3.0
Slater deepens and enriches a movie that would have just been a laugh at the stupid people romp, though that might have been fine, too. Metro New York
1.5
King Cobra takes an interesting true crime and covers it in exploitative sex, pedophilic overtures and acting that would make a high school drama teac .. Spectrum Culture
1.5
The rote cinematography looks like a cheaply made porno film, and the absence of a commanding visual imagination places the movie in the same X rated .. Sf Weekly
3.8
The film understands the moral gray area of their actions and stays within it. The Film File
1.9
Kellys disposable drama manages to convincingly and consistently blur the lines between reality and fantasyboth incarnations are so shamelessly sleazy .. La Movie Boeuf Wordpress
2.5
This may be true, but it takes more than plain stupidity to make a good story. Its Just Movies



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