Stuart Gordon, considered a master of the horror genre thanks to classics like Re-Animator and Dagon, decides to do a different move in this strange trip to human morals. "King of the Ants" is about a regular guy, Sean Crawley(newcomer Chris McKenna), a man without any aspiration who just live in his apartment doing the necessary job to live to the next day. In one of his jobs he meets Duke(Gearge Wendt), who introduces Sean to his boss, Ray Matthews(played by Daniel Baldwin). Ray hires Sean as a spy, and orders him to follow Eric Gatlin(Roy Livingstone), an accountant who has been investigating Ray's company. Problems start when Ray, while drunk, orders Sean to kill Eric. And he does it. Things go wrong when Ray decides to make Sean disappear destroying his mind with violent punishment and humiliation. From the point where Sean kills Eric, we go in the same boat with him, as he goes through a downward spiral of human degradation, traveling from guilt, to confusion and finally to his rebirth, in a state where humanity, morals and values are not important anymore. Chris McKenna acting is very important because he manages to be likable even when he is part of gruesome acts, both as victim and/or criminal. He has that look of innocence that hides a dark side and he manages to carry the film. The support cast also includes Kari Wuhrer, as Eric's widow who also becomes a central part of Sean's trip to hell. She gives a fine performance, although it's obvious that Sean is the main character. He is the most developed of all and McKenna's performance is up to the challenge. The film has very disturbing images of violence, and while it may not be as graphic as "Kill Bill" for example, the strength of the violence is in the lack of humanity that the character manifest. He is more than an ant in this world. He is the king. Stuart Gordon has managed to create a film that, while maybe it's not one of his best efforts; it's very well done, has a VERY interesting story to tell, and manages to capture the attention every second of it.展开
6.0
黛西·雷德利 布伦顿·思韦茨 马克·科尔斯·史密斯 马特·惠伦 Chloe Hurst 金姆·杰克逊 Dan Paris Deanna Cooney Nicola Bartlett Kim Fleming Kingsley Judd Salme Geransar Elijah Williams Luke Jai Megan Hollier Steve McCall 大卫·佐纳 Matthew Parkin Jimmy Duncan Bruce Denny
塞莱斯特·布兰登 凯莉·威廉姆斯 Robert Bess 杰森·克罗伊 Christopher Korek Brittany Blanton Shawn Burkett Anson Days 艾米丽塔·T·冈萨雷斯 贾斯汀·比埃姆 杰克·科普罗尼卡 Stephen J. Hodke Joey Mann Michael J. Taylor Emily McAnulty Eric Littlefield
埃琳娜·勒文松 考斯米娜·斯特拉坦 Ozana Oancea 米哈拉·斯尔布 Isabela Neamtu 利维乌·平提里亚萨 George Albert Costea Silviu Debu Nicoleta Lefter Elias Ferkin Musuret Ioana Cr?ciunescu Ana Dumitra?cu Cezar Grum?zescu Georgi Yordanov