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.
是无数前辈们奋斗出来的!
还是好看的，集结号、八百、长津湖可以收藏。张涵予一发话，气氛就上来了。虽然有些不必要的刻画和穿插，但这就是电影……
有一瞬间我想，景浩也只是个才20岁的小男孩，真的太让人心疼了，然而想想我自己20岁又在干嘛呢
战争片段长又怎么样，真的没有尿点。
三星半吧 其实吧我觉得前面拍的真的还不错 故事很流畅很温馨啦 兄妹戏也很可爱 镜头 画面都推进地很好虽然是爽文 但是拍摄手法完全不俗套呢看的很爽很燃！但演员表演方面我总觉得差一点儿 就是小易和哈琳妹妹都差一点儿 合格的水平 就是总觉得情绪都还没推到那个点。当然啦合格即不错。其次就是觉得这个底实在有点没接住呐！这个发布会实属出戏 我觉得这个篇幅用来接妹妹的手术更好一点 毕竟整部电影就是为了妹妹的病 然后可以带过全员happyending的镜头部分比直接以字幕 呈现的感觉更好。好啦 四星祝演员易烊千玺越来越好。
极寒天气中耸立的冰雕如重锤一般砸在人们的心房上，当今盛世，何其幸福
在刚刚过去的激荡二十年里，中国电影没能留下几部真实记录那个时代的电影。所幸我们有了文牧野。药神之后的奇迹，虽然有命题作文的局限，但导演对节奏和情绪的把控仍然是极好的。虽然它并不真的是现实生活的写照，但我们仍然愿意相信那些小人物理应获得生活和命运的善待。
其实想给3.5也就是7.0，画面叙事调度技术纯熟，感觉像是扒了一个当幸福来敲门，流畅，任务片拍成这样可以了。
除了开篇特效有点草率，后面人物刻画挺好。都像是外公跟我讲的那些故事
额额 编剧过于理想化了 底层的挣扎很艰难的
合格的类型片，说好听是编剧技巧，说白了就是套路。一份献礼的命题作文，一首理想主义的颂歌。但是题材很讨巧，小人物塑造也很真实，大过年的图一乐呵，非常适合带家里人去看。
其实想给3.5也就是7.0，画面叙事调度技术纯熟，感觉像是扒了一个当幸福来敲门，流畅，任务片拍成这样可以了。
他让家国情怀完美平衡，他让集体主义和个人成长相得益彰
有些情节太离谱，坦克对射又来了，步兵上去开坦克还能如此娴熟操作根本不可能。
剧情有些套路化，但是人物刻画很动人。最喜欢汪春梅，坚韧的女性角色。
BGM太满了 就像剧情里面的情绪爆发点 一直上上下下 一直抒情 观感上很累
文牧野制作电影的节奏感太强了，再加上易烊千玺的演技，两两配合无敌了
导演水平不行
今天是祖国的生日，特地去看了《长津湖》，在电影院边看脑海里边想，战争太残酷了，今天的幸福生活多么来之不易，志愿军战士们，这个盛世如你们所愿！
没有了药神的惊艳，较为平庸，但总体很扎实，弘扬“加油打工人”的正能量主题。四字演的有些放不开，演技还需再打磨
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