King's Ransom
Big man. Big plan. Big mistake.
Big man. Big plan. Big mistake.
Comedy, Crime
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2005
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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.
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Details
Runtime:
95 min
Release date:
22 Apr 2005
Country:
CA, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$15,000,000
Revenue:
$4,139,856
Awards:
1 nomination
Top Critics Reviews
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,
5 Jan 2007
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,
26 Sep 2005
rotten:
Basically an improv scene sprawling to feature length.
– Scott Brown,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 May 2005
rotten:
Marital bickering, a mistaken-identity sex romp and booty shots galore follow, but few laughs.
– Chuck Wilson,
L.A. Weekly,
28 Apr 2005
rotten:
King's Ransom is a wit-deficient barrage of obnoxious characters and second-hand punchlines.
– Lisa Rose,
Newark Star-Ledger,
27 Apr 2005