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My Kingdom Reviews

2001

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Bringing together two recent trends--British gangster movies and modern-dress Shakespeare--My Kingdom is King Lear in contemporary Liverpool. Richard Harris, who ought to be giving his real Lear about now, is fine in the early sections as the complacent gang boss who thinks he's above the street-level violence that sustains .. Read more

Starring	Richard Harris, Lynn Redgrave, Emma Catherwood, Jimi Mistry
Director	Don Boyd
Genres	Drama

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- Sandeman (Harris) is introduced in baronial splendour posing for a photograph with wife (Redgrave) and their three... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
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  - 1
  AWFUL
  
  This was one of the poorest films I've seen in years. Apart from the boy there wasn't a single character who could generate any sympathy. The pace was ... read more »
  
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  - David Young
  - Stoke on Trent
  - 15 Oct 2004 at 22:58
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- - 0
  - 0
  My Kingdom
  
  Amodern day King Lear. A good story with some understated acting, although some of the violence was a bit over the top, and some of the characters a bit unreal... read more »
  
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- - ealingfan
  - 21 reviews
  - Keighley
  - 17 Feb 2008 at 14:16
- - 1
  - 0
  A masterpiece
  
  A brilliant and powerful film with a performance from richard Harris which is as good as his best. those who below think toherwise must be working for film ... read more »
  
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- 186097
- - a customer
  - London
  - 20 Dec 2005 at 09:10
- - 1
  - 2
  S***T
  
  Waste of time apparently it is some thing to do with a will Shakespeare play or some thing ? Wish I new that before and I wouldn’t have bothered .
  
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- - Ricky White
  - brid
  - 07 Aug 2005 at 16:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Not too bad
  
  With Richard Harris in it, I expected something better, but it's not too bad.
  
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- - KDP
  - Lancashire England
  - 23 Mar 2005 at 11:42
- - 1
  - 1
  waste of time
  
  The best line up of actors ever to make a disaster, not believable, now story line, dont feel for the charecters , one of the worst hours of my viewing life... read more »
  
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  - berkshire
  - 19 Mar 2005 at 14:38
- - 2
  - 0
  A real disappointment
  
  One of the strengths of the British film industry has been their ability to produce classic gangster films (Get Carter, Long Good Friday, Gangster No. 1, Sexy ... read more »
  
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  - Sheffield, England
  - 18 Feb 2005 at 16:54
- - 0
  - 0
  King Lear in Liverpool
  
  A modern take on the King Lear story line with a powerful 'mafia' family slowly being torn apart by sibling rivalry. An excellent cast with excellent ... read more »
  
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- - Eilmer
  - Wiltshire
  - 29 Jan 2005 at 10:26
- - 2
  - 0
  Avoid at all costs !
  
  DIRE! Terrible acting,Painfully false scouse accents and not at all believeable. Just hope good old Richard Harris got a few quid and the rest got bugger all!
  
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- - Lee Arnold
  - Liverpool
  - 28 Jan 2005 at 00:00
- - 1
  - 1
  Poor Poor Poor
  
  For a start, I only gave this one star because I had to!
  
  This has got to be one of the worst films I have ever seen. It's slow, dull and the ... read more »
  
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  - Liverpool, England
  - 19 Jan 2005 at 09:39
- - 1
  - 1
  Gritty 'Pool Gangsters
  
  A harsh story of a crime family and how they disintegrate through in-fighting. The children of an 'old school' mobster all jockey for position as their ... read more »
  
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- 61437
- - Tobe.V
  - Hayes
  - 31 Dec 2004 at 15:05
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- - 6
  - 1
  AWFUL
  
  This was one of the poorest films I've seen in years. Apart from the boy there wasn't a single character who could generate any sympathy. The pace was ... read more »
  
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- 21915
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - David Young
  - Stoke on Trent
  - 15 Oct 2004 at 22:58
- - 2
  - 0
  Disapointed
  
  At first when i saw this film , i thought Richard Harris, Good i`ll get it. i thought this could be a good british gangster movie, something like the Krays, i ... read more »
  
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- - Edward Cooper
  - Kent
  - 10 Aug 2004 at 18:24
- - 2
  - 0
  Avoid at all costs !
  
  DIRE! Terrible acting,Painfully false scouse accents and not at all believeable. Just hope good old Richard Harris got a few quid and the rest got bugger all!
  
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- 67556
- - Lee Arnold
  - Liverpool
  - 28 Jan 2005 at 00:00
- - 2
  - 0
  A real disappointment
  
  One of the strengths of the British film industry has been their ability to produce classic gangster films (Get Carter, Long Good Friday, Gangster No. 1, Sexy ... read more »
  
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- 73744
- - a customer
  - Sheffield, England
  - 18 Feb 2005 at 16:54
- - 1
  - 0
  A masterpiece
  
  A brilliant and powerful film with a performance from richard Harris which is as good as his best. those who below think toherwise must be working for film ... read more »
  
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- 186097
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  - London
  - 20 Dec 2005 at 09:10
- - 1
  - 1
  An impressive ...
  
  An impressive adaptation of the classic story, King Lear. Some great acting in a modern context.
  
  Well worth a watch whether you are a Shakespeare fan... read more »
  
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- 29131
- - Michael#130
  - HATFIELD
  - 29 Feb 2004 at 11:04
- - 1
  - 1
  wow how the mighty ...
  
  wow how the mighty have fallen watch this film and youll know who im talking about all about villians family in liverpool a poor atempt at liverpools answer to ... read more »
  
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- 31904
- - colin#18
  - CAMBRIDGE
  - 31 Mar 2004 at 14:39
- - 1
  - 1
  Gritty 'Pool Gangsters
  
  A harsh story of a crime family and how they disintegrate through in-fighting. The children of an 'old school' mobster all jockey for position as their ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 61437
- - Tobe.V
  - Hayes
  - 31 Dec 2004 at 15:05
- - 1
  - 1
  Poor Poor Poor
  
  For a start, I only gave this one star because I had to!
  
  This has got to be one of the worst films I have ever seen. It's slow, dull and the ... read more »
  
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- 65316
- - a customer
  - Liverpool, England
  - 19 Jan 2005 at 09:39
- - 1
  - 1
  waste of time
  
  The best line up of actors ever to make a disaster, not believable, now story line, dont feel for the charecters , one of the worst hours of my viewing life... read more »
  
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- 83177
- - a customer
  - berkshire
  - 19 Mar 2005 at 14:38

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- My Kingdom
  
  Bringing together two recent trends--British gangster movies and modern-dress Shakespeare--My Kingdom is King Lear in contemporary Liverpool.
  Richard Harris, who ought to be giving his real Lear about now, is fine in the early sections as the complacent gang boss who thinks he's ...