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.
流水线生产的韩式悬疑片。前中段氛围渲染到位，后段节奏实在拖沓。
其实值得很高分但是扣掉一颗星，为了我只出现几秒钟的金固和凛，简直是看《东邪西毒》王祖贤的折磨，只有几秒钟啊，你给我重新再出几十集！
亲子间扭曲的关系，究竟是爱自己多一些，还是爱孩子多一些？自私占领高地的时候也许更恨一些，幸福时光的时候也许也是有爱在的吧。
很不喜欢用精神分裂说事的恐怖片，因为它把一切不合逻辑的事情变得合理，没劲😒
台式小清新真的每年都要产个几部，但总要潜伏很多年才能出来一个《那些年》和《少女时代》。有时候大火还是要看命和时运。
前面搞什么恐怖镜头！千禹熙这个短发实在不合适，最开始那套粉套装也不合适。。。现代韩国也太多韩文字母拼写的英文词了吧
基本上看到开头就能感受到案件里的母女关系和主播本身受到控制的母女关系之间的互文，再加上《黑天鹅》式的职场内卷心魔，类似的电影已经有很多，连悬念的制造都显得模板化。虽然为千禹熙和李慧英都提供了大展类型片演技的机会，但类型片终究是类型片，机能上要求再高，精神分裂写得天花乱坠，也不是真正在写精神世界上富足的人。
普通剧情，我就是想听周兴哲的声音，看完了电影。
这电影真的无聊到了一定的无聊，这么有意思的opening没想到怎么成了家庭戏。
刚看个开头就猜到是怎么回事了，整个电影全是女主的独角戏，太闷太无趣了
二十年了，怎么还在游泳队吉他社！怎么还在差点错过的爱情！杜政哲！醒一醒！你可是拍出台湾版解放日志的导演！请不要再接这种项目浪费时间啦！（虽然歌好听）
很好看的片子。拍的悬疑又悲伤。前期铺垫很多，结尾最后让人惊艳。值得二刷
没啥吓人的，演员阵容不错，故事本身有点无聊
旨在表现事业女性面对生育的困境，但重在悬疑惊悚类型上的塑造，内核没有深入，故事的引子事件很泛，后面就不必补充了反而适得其反显得与主旨不和谐，申河均的角色过于工具化没有发挥空间，比较外强中干的类型片。
差很多 用了很多以前的戏路 只不过没感动到
发生在学校，但这部片中学校一方例如老师几乎没有和学生保持在同一个画面里。校园时代这个意象过渡到了意向。日本或者韩国电影几乎没有制作过这一类，对实际发生的历史（校园生活）做了更改，完全不同的面貌出现。日本或者韩国电影鲜有这样的尝试，而在美式校园片当中历史不做更改，视线聚焦那唯一的主角，主角一上来就是一个古怪的人。我没有细想下去，只觉得只有美式校园片和这类台湾校园（不同于实际情况的设置）尽管前者更逼真原本的场景，但都是在重新制作当时那个发生过的校园时代。
女演员演技真不错 代入感好强 母亲两个字背负了太多
有点惊喜，节拍OK，很久没看过心理悬疑片了，不错
挺惊悚的，拍得不错，但是喜欢不上来，看得累。
今年在电视剧电影里看了李沐好几次，但这部真的不咋样。就很平庸
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