As a portrait of an average guy who makes average mistakes, it conveys wit and wisdom without leaning too heavily on schmaltz.
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King Of The Corner (2005)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:14
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: Riegert makes this low-key, rueful comedy about mid-life angst appealing.
Theatrical Release:Nov 30, 1999 Limited
Synopsis: Actor Peter Riegert stars, directs, and co-wrote the mid-life crisis comedy KING OF THE CORNER. Riegert plays Leo Spivak, whose middle-class existence slowly seems to be unraveling at the seams, as... [More]
Starring: Peter Riegert, Isabella Rossellini, Dominic Chianese, Eric Bogosian
Director: Peter Riegert
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Reviews for King Of The Corner
Top CriticIt's a warm, unexpectedly moving portrait of a man on the verge of what could either be a dreadful or delightful second chapter.
09/22/05
Top CriticThis is perilously close to a vanity film, but since the star has always seemed like one of the least vain guys in the business, maybe he deserves to go on a bender.
09/16/05
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09/10/05
Top CriticAlthough Riegert, who has here assembled a first-rate cast, clearly has a good touch with actors, his handling of the awkward material reveals his directorial inexperience.
09/01/05
Top CriticMr. Riegert has assembled a capable cast with too little to do or say in this dry, crumbly, barely nourishing tale of intergenerational woe.
08/27/05
Top CriticWry, screwy and existentially gleeful.
08/25/05
Top CriticA witty and wise midlife comedy.
08/20/05
Top CriticLook up the word 'slight' in the dictionary and you could find a still from this film.
08/19/05
Top CriticThis is a story about the benefits of just showing up. Even at its most sentimental, Riegert's pet project possesses a lived-in integrity that nearly offsets the staleness of the material.
08/17/05
Top CriticWarm and wise comedy of middle-age malaise.
07/28/05
Top CriticThere's something not quite right when you sense a movie is unraveling in front of you and you're not certain what, exactly, is coming unraveled.
07/18/05
Top CriticThe pic is amiable, kinda charming, visually routine, and incisive in individual sequences.
06/24/05
Top CriticA funny, sharp and touching look at middle-aged angst.
06/24/05
Top CriticThanks to Riegert's obvious passion for the project, it succeeds even when individual scenes play like bits from an actors' workshop.
06/24/05
Top CriticWith scenes that just sort of pile up, words hanging in the air, and humiliations that are never for a greater good (or bad), Riegert keeps us always at a safe distance.
06/18/05
Top CriticA movie like this depends on the close observation of behavior. It is not so much about what the characters do as who they are, who they fear they are, and who they want to be.
06/17/05
Top CriticWhat carries the movie is Riegert. He has an appealing, ironic style, but he's not locked into it. He's emotionally present and subtle.
06/10/05
Top CriticAn engaging character study that is carried by its talented performers.
06/02/05
Top CriticA mixed achievement.
05/06/05
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