Edward Burns,
Jennifer Ehle,
John Kapelos,
Sean McCann,
Julian Rhind-Tutt
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The body of a prep school student has been discovered in a nearby river, and though the death was originally listed as a suicide one detective believes that it may have actually been the result of a f... read more
DVD Release Date: January 24, 2006
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November 24, 2011An interesting mystery with a good cast, The River King though has a good story, at times it leaves a lot to be desired and the scripts limitations doesn't make this film great like it's supposed to. The film is entertaining, and the story is engaging, but the film could also hav... read more
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June 25, 2011Based on a novel by the same name, The River King is about a cop who finds a body in the river and sees more than the explanation given. Edward Burns is great as Abel Gray, leading a young, unknown cast, with his emotionless persona. He makes the perfect cop, because of this stif... read more
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January 22, 2010The River King is based off the novel of Alice Hoffman. The movie is about a detective Abel Grey who is played by Edward Burns. He is sent to investigate the death of a student. The police department believes that the death of the student is a suicide. But he believes that studen... read more
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December 26, 2009Solid filmmaking and an interesting premise drive this small mystery but a lack of a strong script hurts. Burns is good but there is so much started without a place to go.
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November 17, 2009The River King is another star turn by Edward Burns. An excellent mystery told with insight into character and a great deal of atmosphere. There were some creepy scenes that made me fear for a while that this film was going to disappoint me by offering a ghostly solution -- so di... read more
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March 3, 2009I felt NO chemistry between Ed 7 leading lady. Very poor casting in a mediocre adaptation of a great Alice Hoffman novel. Ed turns in his usual hard guy performance, & newcomer Rachelle LeFevre was great.
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April 22, 2008I liked how it started, but man the story was all over the road like Mel Gibson. I can't figure out what it was going for, but it failed.
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September 25, 2007The movie starts out fairly well but ends up being one choppy piece of work.
The acting somewhat sucked from just about everybody. Edward Burns had his good moments but he fails to reel you in emotionally and therefore, you don't sympathize with his character in the end. Rach... read more -
February 23, 2007Twas alright. I can't say that I was sitting on the edge of my seat the whole time, but it wasn't bad either.
Critic Reviews
October 29, 2005
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
March 25, 2006
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Sem jamais optar entre uma linha narrativa realista ou fantasiosa, o filme se fragiliza também em função de uma trama frouxa que traz personagens desnecessários e uma conclusão pessimamente resolvida.
December 24, 2005
Jane Stevenson, Jam! Movies
A slow-moving, badly-written, and messily constructed whodunit that succeeds in being boring and not much else. Full Review
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