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(1 - 23) of 23 OFCS Rating: 4% Rotten Page   1   D+ "All the polish, star power, and prestige can't save the film from becoming a gargantuan bore."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf "Even when he's drinking or delirious, Willie is more appealing than Jack, whose detours into his own gothic background take the movie off rails."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 0/4 "The disastrously hollow All the King's Men forgoes entertainment in favor of trying to cause death by way of crushing boredom."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman C "If it weren't for the fact that the movie isn't very good, it would probably stand a chance of fulfilling its transparent Oscar dreams."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2/4 "The film arrives much like its anti-hero Willie Stark with a lot of passionate arm-flailing and a populace destined to be disappointed in what he ultimately delivers."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress 2/4 "Zallian's examination of corruption and wayward idealism of political plight is nothing but a meager melodrama searching for its scandalous sentiments."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng D "Pretty much a mess, misconceived in the most fundamental ways and badly cast."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/4 "Those familiar with the novel will undoubtedly agree that reading it is a more satisfying experience than watching this disappointing film. One expects more -- much more, in fact -- with cast of this caliber."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "The problem with ... All the King's Men is that it's a political movie where we never really get a sense of politics."   Cinematical   James Rocchi 1.5/4 "Flailing arms and empty sentiments lay waste to a shaky narrative."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 4/10 "Possesses what any attempted 'prestige picture' should dread: a conspicuous sense of self-importance."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 1.5/4 "This is the stuff of soap operas, not serious cinema and certainly not great literature."   Slant Magazine   Jeremiah Kipp 4/10 "Penn's over-the-top take on the character made me think of Jim Belushi impersonating Joe Cocker on Saturday Night Live."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick "One of the more serious failings of this new adaptation... is that it builds no roads and bridges. We never know what connects things."   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards C- "Sean Penn is expectedly dynamic...but even he cannot overcome a film that has him turn on a dime from duped small timer to Machiavellian manipulator."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford B- "Penn is convincing as a man of complicated fury whose sense of thwarted entitlement on behalf of his community metastasizes through his administration."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 2.5/5 "Democrats and Republicans alike will likely come together in this case to agree that the film is too slowly paced and meandering to be galvanizing."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 2/5 "It's a slickly produced film that drowns in convoluted plotting and clumsy characterisations."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C- "All we're left with is some bayou postcards and Penn screaming from the pulpit: sound and fury that, like too many other pieces of Southern Gothic, signify nothing."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux "We never quite know what Willie Stark does stand for, aside from the fact that we're repeatedly told he's a man of the people. Penn's performance has the opacity of solid brick."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 6/10 "Ponderous and pretentious - nstead of a timeless, relevant political commentary, it just feels discordant and tediously dated."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 0/4 "Gather 'round and marvel at how little Horner and Zaillian think of their leading man."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 23) of 23 OFCS Rating: 4% Rotten Page   1