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.
过于原教旨，难度密度低。散文课路线不好走的，对比可见阿老师技术。
感觉很多东西都是嘴巴说出来的讽刺。我有点懂了那种创作者感动自我不管观众是什么感觉了
被离婚的单身女人，带着两个孩子，之前没有工作经验，人生重启……这样的故事，法国人拍出就可以这样，一点都不酸楚，依然的浪漫，依然的优雅，依然的温馨，亲情爱情工作一样不缺，生活就应该是这样的！
向往自由的灵魂 有烟吗？想抽一根了 就是，尽管我已经是两个孩子的母亲，尽管我已接近五十，但我还是拥有自我，有重来一次的机会和勇气！仍然热爱生活！仍然充满希望！
喜欢很多场景 每次看到电影中出现摩托车载人的画面都会联想到自由和美好 感觉应该再重看侯麦的电影了
是夜旅人
作为导演刘循子墨银幕处女作就选择喜剧+悬疑的类型商业片，难度系数可谓直接拉满，不好笑或不抓人，影片都有可能直接歇菜。好在《扬名立万》拿捏好了这两种类型车轮的平衡，让观众观影过程一路顺畅。
影片也让人联系到不少的密室悬疑探案作品，《利刃出鞘》大家对比最多，但反而让我想到更多的是《探长来访》，尤其是最后所谓真相揭露那刻，真相已不再重要，揭露真相的真心才是弥足珍贵的，也是需要勇气信念和善良的。
電影的本質是一種藝術，在於建立與某一部分人的聯繫，這種聯繫需要是有後味的，所以我會把電影和“拍的片子”作為兩種概念區分開來，因為前者可以讓我回溯到生命中的某個瞬間，不管我是否經歷過，我都擁有了想像的能力。比如這部，就總讓我感覺不知是過去還是未來，坐在地板上透過窗戶看夜晚的霓虹，儘管是在流淚，卻是充滿安全感的氛圍。
太温柔了 舒服到可以一直看下去 好想好想回巴黎（发疯发疯
齐乐山是远征军的军人，跟着夜莺的父亲去印度打仗，远征军伤亡惨重，夜莺的父亲重伤身亡。夜莺看完齐乐山带回的信非常愤怒，随后两个人就一起来到了上海，从那个时候计划就开始了。
这样的类型片非常值得鼓励。用喜剧元素把观众留住，再不断抛出悬疑信息让观众代入。案件没有那么复杂，却足够细致。推演出的真相有社会讽喻，又见态度。如果还不够，那就再加一个反转。对电影倾注了真心的一帮人，才能做出这种作品吧。其实影片里颇具打磨感的台词也能体现这一点（韩寒一定有参与），它的功能不仅是搞笑，还在提供信息，丰富人物。
是他们的想象
一切都淡淡的，哀伤淡淡的，激情淡淡的，美也淡淡的。女主好好看，坐在窗户那儿抽烟好美。一边给儿子准备早点也可以抽着烟（我们拍要被喷死吧？）多元审美多好。我们为什么老停在白幼？
万万没想到，很久没有看到让我出乎意料的片子了。片子的想象空间很大，影射隐喻很多，给大家在戏外进行脑补提供了很多素材，这才是电影想要达到的效果。有着这一广阔土地上的丰厚素材，中国年轻导演大有可为。感谢你们对女性的温柔。
给温柔内向人的诗 可以在电影院看侯麦的年代qaq 温柔真是太好了
不喜欢。对我来说就是个情节梗概，把我想看的具体故事全都略掉了。情绪表达是到位的
爱情公寓那帮人里，有几个小丑，也有几个演员，不管怎样，关谷神奇和小姨妈是真正的演员，我看到了他们严肃的那一面。
温吞的法国家庭剧，拍得行云流水，波澜不惊。三星半
很出色也很温柔的电影。这一群电影人，精明的圆滑的见钱眼开的胆小怯懦的，但都不失善良，唯一的女性角色有好几处、虽然每处只有两三句台词，都说出女性的心声。一群男人围绕一个美女，不油腻不下流，感觉还挺好的。
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