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King of the Hill (2008)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:11

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.2/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Director: Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego

Director: Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego

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Jun 23, 2009

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The tautness of the first hour is tremendous, and features something I never thought to see in such a movie: the spectacle of a man, hiding inside a car from his would-be killer, and doing something we would all probably do in real life: actually whimper.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
02/13/09
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

In this solidly crafted, well performed thriller, humanity gets lost in the deep, dark woods.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
02/12/09
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Channel 4 Film

A political thriller in the sense that it's bound to polarize audiences...

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
07/24/09
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

King of the Hill targets our fear of someone having us in their sights.

Full Review Source: What Would Toto Watch? | comment Comment
01/19/09
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
What Would Toto Watch?

The revelation of the shooter’s identity, however, is a bit of a yawn, especially if you have seen the 2006 French film Them or last year’s British horror movie Eden Lake.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
02/19/09
Edward Porter
Edward Porter
Sunday Times (UK)

Stylishly shot, this tense Spanish thriller sees the couple lost in a mountain wilderness while being hunted by an unseen sniper.

Full Review Source: thelondonpaper | comment Comment
02/13/09
Jonathan Crocker
Jonathan Crocker
thelondonpaper

Is more disturbing and more intelligent than Friday the 13th.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
02/12/09
Karl French
Karl French
Financial Times

Engaging, well made horror that gets a decent amount of tension out of its simple premise, even if it's not quite as shocking and provocative as it thinks it is.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
02/13/09
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

It starts off well enough as Deliverance and Duel but becomes very conventional when, two-thirds of the way through, the snipers are revealed and it turns into what might be called Haneke-panky.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
02/19/09
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

With Paul Greengrass’ eye for documentary-like realism Lopez-Gallego keeps the action close to the ground and physical.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
02/12/09
Rob Daniel
Rob Daniel
Sky Movies

As a work of hard-driving tension, this is satisfyingly terse, methodical and relentless.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/12/09
Tom Huddlestone
Tom Huddlestone
Time Out

From Spain comes a leaner, bleaker horror film.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
02/12/09
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]

It's at its best in a tense middle section that plays as a pared-down existential nightmare.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
02/13/09
Xan Brooks
Xan Brooks
Guardian [UK]
 
 
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