A former drug lord (Christopher Walken) returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits...
A former drug lord (Christopher Walken) returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor.
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72 %29 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
77 %21,315 reviewsAudience score rating
"Ferrara stages the violence in electrifying spasms, and Walken, with his undead complexion, his jittery line readings, and his stare of cold rage, mesmerises..."
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly"(Ferrara) works unapologetically in B-movie territory, but does it with A-movie style."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Christopher Walken is absolutely in his element here..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"In the process of not boring us, Ferrara stages scenes of surpassing lunacy."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"(Walken is) somehow able to convince us that he knows why everything is happening, even if most of the other characters (and the filmmakers) seem bewildered."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Complementing Walken's bravura turn are equally flamboyant performances by (Caruso and Fishburne)..."
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Variety
Variety"(Ferarra's) specialty is a kind of hallucinatory tawdriness..."
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The Washington Post
The Washington PostKing of New York | Details
- Rating
- R18+, Medium level violence, coarse language
- Runtime
- 103
- Genre
- Thriller
- Country of origin
- Italy, UK, USA
