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Generic hip-hop soundtrack? Check. Aerial stock footage of milieu? Check. Hardy-har homophobia and misogyny? Check. Emasculated sub-Gump white dude played by Jay Mohr? Double check. That's right, King's Ransom is the latest ''urban'' comedy, starring the now-ubiquitous Anthony Anderson as Chicago marketing mogul Malcolm King, a jackass with plenty of enemies. In the course of staging his own kidnapping to avoid a divorce settlement, something goes very wrong. Get out! The script — basically an improv scene sprawling to feature length — is as oddly paced and loose as infant stool.
Posted May 04, 2005
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You Might Also Like
- Movie Review Hoodwinked (Jan 13, 2006) | Owen Gleiberman
- Reel World Reel World (Jan 17, 2003) | Nicholas Fonseca, William Keck
- In the News Rape charges dropped against Anthony Anderson | Gary Susman
- In the News Anthony Anderson is charged with rape. | Gary Susman
- Movie Review Bolt (Nov 21, 2008) | Lisa Schwarzbaum
- ENTERTAINERS OF THE YEAR 'Sex and the City' women: Entertainer of the year (May 30, 2008) | Missy Schwartz
