Stuart Gordon, considered a master of the horror genre thanks to classics like Re-Animator and Dagon, decides to do a different move in this strange trip to human morals.
"King of the Ants" is about a regular guy, Sean Crawley(newcomer Chris McKenna), a man without any aspiration who just live in his apartment doing the necessary job to live to the next day. In one of his jobs he meets Duke(Gearge Wendt), who introduces Sean to his boss, Ray Matthews(played by Daniel Baldwin). Ray hires Sean as a spy, and orders him to follow Eric Gatlin(Roy Livingstone), an accountant who has been investigating Ray's company. Problems start when Ray, while drunk, orders Sean to kill Eric. And he does it. Things go wrong when Ray decides to make Sean disappear destroying his mind with violent punishment and humiliation.
From the point where Sean kills Eric, we go in the same boat with him, as he goes through a downward spiral of human degradation, traveling from guilt, to confusion and finally to his rebirth, in a state where humanity, morals and values are not important anymore. Chris McKenna acting is very important because he manages to be likable even when he is part of gruesome acts, both as victim and/or criminal. He has that look of innocence that hides a dark side and he manages to carry the film.
The support cast also includes Kari Wuhrer, as Eric's widow who also becomes a central part of Sean's trip to hell. She gives a fine performance, although it's obvious that Sean is the main character. He is the most developed of all and McKenna's performance is up to the challenge.
The film has very disturbing images of violence, and while it may not be as graphic as "Kill Bill" for example, the strength of the violence is in the lack of humanity that the character manifest. He is more than an ant in this world. He is the king.
Stuart Gordon has managed to create a film that, while maybe it's not one of his best efforts; it's very well done, has a VERY interesting story to tell, and manages to capture the attention every second of it.
故事基于真实的人物事件，拍得朴实自然。情感真挚而不过度卖惨，母子互相依偎也会有理念冲突，后面母子二人看台上爆发的片段很容易让观众产生共鸣，因为现实中也会真实地遇到这种很难用对错来评判、解决的矛盾。影片没有反派角色，却点中了很多残疾人士的痛点，比如适应社会生活、同工同酬、金钱和荣誉的平衡。几位主演的功力深厚，润物细无声。
选角好用心 小盆友和成年后的演员长得好像 几个演员都演得很棒
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《媽媽的神奇小子》亦如此，
如果不是因为观影活动，真的很难狠下心让自己去电影院看这样一部电影，因为生活已经很惨了。我的朋友秀仔最近在看特奥会（还是残奥会？），她说真的看得非常难过。我在年纪很小的时候，一度因为这种难过而许愿世界上不要再有任何残疾人，现在则会许愿盲道好走一点，残疾人的就业渠道通畅一点，我也试着力所能及地帮助他们。这是一部励志体育片，是一部让我们能更加体会到生之艰难的电影，粤语对白很棒，值得为它走进电影院。扣一星是因为我不太喜欢完美英雄和过度的煽情，道理我懂，但很不人性。
暗恋和告白失败
一直觉得一块奥运会金牌可以保证一辈子衣食无忧，看来我错了。
这居然是新片？还以为是翻牌阿甘的老掉牙！再一看简介是真人真事改编？好吧那就加一星
“你就比别人走的慢，但你可以比别跑的快”。努力对抗命运的不公，与家人朋友相互扶持。
中规中矩 想讲很多问题 又好像什么都没讲。
大恩如大仇，中国式的母爱都是沉重的让人喘不过气，子女唯有为父母的理想去拼搏才是正确的人生方向
抱着很大的期待，特地看的粤语版！其实感觉导演更多的想引起社会关注残奥人员的同工同酬问题，但是对于电影来说的话，既然叫妈妈的神奇小子，更多要侧重在妈妈如何鼓励发掘孩子的天赋，如何帮助孩子一步步走到最终的领奖台，而不是讲一些错过主题的东西！其实在幼年和少年时期，更应该着重的展现，也是最能打动观众的地方！个人资料，由于是香港导演，最后鸟巢决赛时，画面里只有一个英国国旗的设计感官很不好，不管是有意无意，难免让人不多想。本来准备被吴君如的演技感动一把的，谁知也是不温不火，差的有点多，被预告片坑了，可惜啦！
金Jer首神奇之路听到好感动！
神奇小子本是小人物，
剧情顺畅煽情刚好演员表现都太棒了，就是感觉故事讲得很浅...（胡子彤真尼玛帅
小时候的阿伟最单纯，最快乐，还有点小心思。
香港电影真的扫兴啊，连这样的真人传记类电影，都很难坚持看下去。——2021.10.21看完
百老汇粤语版，丧父式育儿下的体育励志片，几乎把所有戏肉都放在了母子二人身上，其他角色都有些工具化。剧情前半段过于顺风顺水，而最主要的戏剧冲突放在了重返赛场的困难上也有些出乎意料，即便如此也是点到而止。后半段导演有用力过猛的感觉，配乐和台词的过度煽情可能会起到反效果，让人眼湿湿的程度就好。印象最深的是反而是少年和青年两位男主角的表演，有眼前一亮感。
两个主要演员确表现出色，真的扮演出来了母亲与残障儿子之间的动人感情，以演技已经能够让人动情。
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