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 | Twitch - A sly, deceptive gut punch of a picture Gonzalo López-Gallego’s King of the Hill is a brilliant, vicious little piece of work. It is a fierce piece of social commentary, the sort of picture that could never be made in North America but, by god, does it need to be. López-Gallego gives you just enough of what you expect, just enough of the familiar, to lull you into a sense of complacency. He lets you think you know what’s coming next and then, suddenly and shockingly, it all turns in on itself and becomes something entirely other, entirely more. It is the sort of film that is incredibly difficult to talk about without spoiling the punch but believe this: people will talk. And they will do so for all the right reasons… [Full Story] |
December 28th, 2009 at 2:16 am
Yeah people will talk alright, if they’re not sleeping by the end of the movie!! Not terrible but not worth the hype – pretty straightforward movie that bored the hell out of me. “Brilliant” and “vicious” are words that are not deserved of this movie. And you’re right, he does lull you in a sense of complacency problem is for me it kept me there.