King of California (2007)

Comedy

1 hr. 33 min.

Quirky indie starring Michael Douglas as a weird dad who gets out of a mental institution and tries convincing his daughter that there's Spanish gold buried somewhere under suburbia.

Rated PG-13 for some strong language, mature thematic elements and brief drug references

Directed by: Michael Cahill

Starring: Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood, Greg Davis Jr, Angel Oquendo, Willis Burks II

Theatrical Release Date: 9/14/2007

Release Type: Limited

U.S. Box Office: $263,674

Video/DVD Release Date: 1/29/2008

Distributor: First Look Pictures

Country: Mexico / USA

Language: English / Spanish

Offsite: IMDB | Official Site

CRITIC	RATING	QUOTE
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert	7	...worth seeing, if only because of the zealotry of the Douglas performance and the pluck of Evan Rachel Wood.
Chicago Tribune Carina Chocano	7	...strange, funny and sad...
filmcritic.com Paul Brenner	3	...cute, innocent, and precocious...
New York Post Kyle Smith	4	...a caper comedy that forgot to put in the laughs.
TV Guide Ken Fox	8	...beautifully done and a needed reminder of exactly why Michael Douglas is a movie star.
Slant Magazine Nick Schager	6	...proves light on its feet but often less funny or wise than it purports to be, its air of self-satisfaction partially interfering with its genuine insights.
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum	8	...surprisingly fresh...
New York Times Stephen Holden	6	...may look and feel realistic, but it is really a Don Quixote-like fable about nonconformity and pursuing your impossible dream to the very end.
Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano	7	...strange, funny and sad...
LA Weekly Robert Wilonsky	4	...an empty character study...
Village Voice Robert Wilonsky	4	...an empty character study...
Onion AV Club Scott Tobias	7	There's virtually no chance that Mike Cahill's wispy nothing of an adventure would work with anyone other than Douglas in the lead.
Maxim Pete Hammond	6	...you may have to search to see this hidden gem yourself, but it's well worth the hunt.
Premiere Glenn Kenny	7	...a deft, often surprising modern-day picaresque with a challenging daughter-father relationship at its heart.

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ALL AVERAGE CRITIC RATING	6.0
AVERAGE USER RATING (1 rating)	4.0