"King of California" is rich with idiosyncrasy

There are so many peculiar little things stuffed into King of California -- the notion of a crazy man possibly being genius, the fantasy of finding buried treasure, the novelty of using a metal detector, the possibility of buying a clunker over eBay (and being under age), the odd visual of tract housing suburban sprawl eating your quiet rural home (and you can resist, and it just builds up around you), the harsh reality of working at McDonalds, that some people's parents are stoners who are in bands, that sulfur springs exist, and the list goes on and on and on.  Maybe none are exactly idiosyncratic (other than Michael Douglas's character), but it is rife with kitch or irony or cliché or something funky that I liked.

And Michael's performance as a kook is just priceless... he crazy kills it.  And Evan Rachel Wood is just adorable to a level that makes her pretty hot (to the extent that you can't hardly imagine that she needs to work at Mickey D's or has to drive a beater like that, I mean, there's gotta be a sugar daddy [or a post high school graduate pervert] willing to take care of a cute high school drop-out).  Anyway, watch the movie trailer and read on because...

FilmBender is Funny Movie Reviews.  The set-up makes for a fun historical piece of fiction on the settlement of California and the adventure this crazy man takes us on in a subtle story-telling manner that can only be lauded at Sundance.  That film festival is a party where the movies are either quirky little gems with one big star (like this one), or they are black and white, lesbian dramas that will bore you to tears.  Long live the King!

Comments

[supercars]

yup with a girl as pretty as Mickey there's definitely a somebody who would just take her home to his castle.

[Maternity nursing clothing]

ahaha agree with that! LOL
Evan Rachel Wood is just so beuatiful. love her! and i love this movie too.. yay!

[Guide to Reduce Weight Fast]

Rachel Wood your so adorable..
i love to watch this movie..
thanks for posting...