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Despite being published sixty years ago, the themes of author Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize winning novel All the King's Men remain as relevant today as they were then. This is proven by the new film adaptation by Steven Zaillian, the celebrated screenwriter of Schindler's List. The film follows a rambunctious Louisiana governor who flirts with corruption and his conflicted right-hand man.
Performances are across-the-board terrific. Sean Penn delivers one of the best performances of his career, channeling the pulpit-pounding ferocity of Puritan Jonathan Edwards and creating a cunning, ferocious screen character. Jude Law delivers a charming and restrained performance, coveying the moral conflict of his character well. Kate Winslet and Anthony Hopkins are also excellent playing a blond beauty involved with both male protagonists and a legendary judge who cannot be intimidated respectively.
Zaillian, with noted cinematographer Pawel Edelman, does a superlative job re-creating the mood of rural Louisiana in the '40s. And his screenplay discusses the theme of corruption in politics while not sacrifing the flow of the suspenseful storyline. All the King's Men is certain to be on my year end top 10 list. It's a powerful all-you-can-eat buffet of outstanding acting, directing, and screenwriting. Recommended!
Despite being published sixty years ago, the themes of author Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize winning novel All the King's Men remain as relevant today as they were then. This is proven by the new film adaptation by Steven Zaillian, the celebrated screenwriter of Schindler's List. The film follows a rambunctious Louisiana governor who flirts with corruption and his conflicted right-hand man.
Performances are across-the-board terrific. Sean Penn delivers one of the best performances of his career, channeling the pulpit-pounding ferocity of Puritan Jonathan Edwards and creating a cunning, ferocious screen character. Jude Law delivers a charming and restrained performance, coveying the moral conflict of his character well. Kate Winslet and Anthony Hopkins are also excellent playing a blond beauty involved with both male protagonists and a legendary judge who cannot be intimidated respectively.
Zaillian, with noted cinematographer Pawel Edelman, does a superlative job re-creating the mood of rural Louisiana in the '40s. And his screenplay discusses the theme of corruption in politics while not sacrifing the flow of the suspenseful storyline. All the King's Men is certain to be on my year end top 10 list. It's a powerful all-you-can-eat buffet of outstanding acting, directing, and screenwriting. Recommended!
