King Cobra smells more like business plan than a movie.
King Cobra
Sex is not a game, it's business.
2016 · 1h 33m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Justin Kelly
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King Cobra
Overview
It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home.
Director and cast
- Justin Kelly Director
- Garrett Clayton as Sean Paul Lockhart / Brent Corrigan
- Christian Slater as Stephen (Bryan Kocis)
- Keegan Allen as Harlow Cuadra
- James Franco as Joe Kerekes
- Alicia Silverstone as Janette
- Molly Ringwald as Amy
- Spencer Rocco Lofranco as Mikey
- Sean Grandillo as Caleb
- Rosemary Howard as La voisine bruyante
- Edward Crawford as Tyson
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Slater has some effective moments and Franco excels at a certain kind of scary/funny psycho, but it doesn't ultimately add up to much as either pulpy trash or expose.
To say it feels reasonably authentic doesn't mean it's very good.
King Cobra is a cut above most homoerotic masturbatory screen fantasies, but not by much.
The unique setting aside, there's just not much to sink your fangs into.
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