Rotten
The script, by TV writer Wayne Conley, shares some elements with the old Danny DeVito comedy Ruthless People, but humor isn't one of them.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
King's Ransom
Big man. Big plan. Big mistake.
2005 · 1h 35m · PG-13
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Jeffrey W. Byrd
Overview
Hoping to foil his own gold-digging wife's plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his own kidnapping, only to realize that there are plenty of other people interested in his wealth as well.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
2%
Tomatometer
Rotten
King's Ransom lumbers forth clumsily, choreographing its slapstick pratfalls with all the class and taste of a Courtney Love relapse.
Nathan Rabin, AV Club
Rotten
Basically an improv scene sprawling to feature length.
Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
Marital bickering, a mistaken-identity sex romp and booty shots galore follow, but few laughs.
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly
Rotten
King's Ransom is a wit-deficient barrage of obnoxious characters and second-hand punchlines.
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger
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