Message from the King

    Message from the King
    2017

    Synopsis

    On a relentless quest to avenge his sister's murder, a man from Cape Town infiltrates a sprawling network of lowlifes and elites in Los Angeles.

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    Cast

    • Chadwick BosemanJacob King
    • Luke EvansWentworth
    • Alfred MolinaPreston
    • Teresa PalmerKelly
    • Natalie MartinezTrish
    • Chris MulkeyLeary
    • Drew PowellMerrick
    • Jonno RobertsRice
    • Dale DickeyMrs. Lazlo
    • Jake WearyBill

    Recommendations

    • 58

      The Playlist

      Message from the King isn’t a chore to watch by any means; and there are moments that suggest the more colorful neo-noir that might’ve been.
    • 50

      The Hollywood Reporter

      With a slick, outsider’s perspective on the City of Angels and some interesting possibilities that are set up early on, this Message gets off to a great start. But the screenplay becomes a muddle and then a mess in its second half.
    • 40

      Screen Daily

      Ultimately the visual polish and subplots merely serve as fleeting distractions from the weary familiarity of this two-fisted tale.
    • 38

      Movie Nation

      Boseman carries himself with confidence in every role, but the rat hole this picture twists into must have left even him shaken.
    • 30

      Variety

      It’s a dark and all-around unpleasant journey to take.