The Lost King
critic Reviews
, 77% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- The movie's curiously bland compared to the remarkable real-life story it dramatizes, but Sally Hawkins' performance saves The Lost King from feeling like a royal disappointment.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKatie WalshTribune News Service
Reveals a distinctly British obsession with royalty and propriety that doesn’t always translate with the same reverence abroad. But the more important story is the one about discrimination and misinformation; that fact can be twisted into fiction
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRafer GuzmanNewsday
A true story, potentially inspirational but mostly just peculiar.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEmily ZemlerObserver
The viewer will recognize a classic David vs. Goliath tale at the heart of The Lost King, which is what makes it such a good story.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTim CogshellFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
It's sweet and nice, but it didn't need the extra stuff.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreChristy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Stephen Frears gives us something really comforting, sweet, solid and sincere.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKyle SmithWall Street Journal
As it ticks along from one small but crucial development to another, this climax is far more exciting than any part of any superhero movie I’ve seen in recent months.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreFilipe FreitasAlways Good Movies
One of those cases where the tedium outweighed the anticipation.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCarla HayCulture Mix
The Lost King is the type of movie about an underestimated and persistent person where you know exactly how it's going to end. This traditionally made drama has a very watchable journey though, mostly because of Sally Hawkins' engaging lead performance.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMichael CookKLRT-TV
It's a quiet movie, but it's still a lovely movie because Sally Hawkins, Oscar-nominee, is just fantastic as Philippa Langley, the woman just obsessed with finding the grave of Richard III. I loved this movie.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreErik ChildressMovie Madness Podcast
While a fascinating story of the bureaucracy around historical treasures, its most noteworthy element about the unchecked prejudices towards those with mental & physical handicaps is buried under domestic issues and a visualization of the lead's fantasy.
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