Denise Pieniazek A Sala Llena (Argentina) Jan 14, 2024 6/10

Although it is not the first time that the disagreements between a heterosexual couple are captured on screen, Mon Roi's approach is original, it shows how simplicity can still surprise, as well as the twists and turns of life.

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Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Apr 19, 2020 4.5/5

Mon Roi is an effective film with a passion and a bundle of emotions that has the viewer thinking about their own emotions ...

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Chus Pérez Girón Espinof Aug 27, 2019

There is nothing new under the sun and this is its most serious mistake. Maïwenn pretends that the film is deep and all she gets is a quite pathetic result. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Pat Padua DCist Aug 29, 2018

Actress-turned director Maïwenn ...gets fantastic performances out of her leads here, as characters try to survive a toxic chemistry that feels completely real.

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Uri Klein Haaretz Jan 10, 2018

Despite the familiar narrative elements, the complex and setback-rife relationship between the man and the woman in the movie gives it a depth that few similar French films possess.

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Harvey S. Karten Shockya.com Nov 13, 2017 A

Courtship, pregnancy, marriage, adultery: everything you want to know about life.

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Neely Swanson Easy Reader (California) Sep 15, 2017

There are no weaknesses in this film; the writing and direction are of the highest level.

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Alex Heeney Seventh Row Aug 14, 2017

[Mon Roi] becomes increasingly frustrating since over the course of a decade, Tony continues to make the same mistakes repeatedly, never learning the obvious lesson.

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Indra Arriaga Anchorage Press Jun 21, 2017

The film tells the story of deeply entangled love fraught with duality, beauty and repulsion, humor and cruelty, sensuality and rawness, all at the same time.

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Alistair Ryder Film Inquiry Feb 18, 2017

If you acclimatise to its unique blend of melodrama and realism, then My King is an arresting watch throughout, with plenty of reasons to recommend.

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Charles Ealy Austin American-Statesman Dec 27, 2016

It's self-indulgent claptrap about a failed romance and marriage.

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Daniel Bernal Cinetvymas.cl Oct 25, 2016

A great movie recommended for people who believe in love and heartbreak. [Full review in Spanish]

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Hannah Brown Jerusalem Post Sep 29, 2016

The movie not have much to say that is new about how an insecure woman can be tormented by a sexy, narcissistic man who alternately overwhelms her with affection and rejects her coldly, but it tells this ageold story in a way that held my interest.

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Peter Keough Boston Globe Sep 29, 2016

The meteoric Bercot brings to mind, variously, Isabelle Huppert, Michelle Williams, and Toni Collette. And Cassel has the greatest head in cinema next to that of Javier Bardem. But not even they can make this miserable marriage work.

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Nathanael Hood The Young Folks Sep 26, 2016 7/10

I can't deny the merits of My King. But I stand by my assessment of this kind of movie. It's difficult to watch for all its meanness and destructive histrionics.

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Carlos Díaz Reyes Vanguardia (Mexico) Sep 22, 2016 8.5/10

A movie that will make the audience feel miserable but in a good way. There's a lot of memorable scenes and plenty of crying material. [Full review in Spanish]

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Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Sep 9, 2016 C

For all the obvious craftsmanship and powerful acting in "Mon Roi," you might find the two hours you spend with such insufferable characters as Georgio and Tony a chore to endure.

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Scott Marks San Diego Reader Sep 9, 2016 1/5

Love is blind, but the audience isn't, and why these future contestants on The Jerry Springer Show stay together is anyone's guess, particularly Mawenn's.

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Barry Paris Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sep 2, 2016 3/4

Don't look for a happy ending or, for that matter, any definitive resolution of the two-hour roller coaster ride. The rise and fall of this romantic empire is not necessarily over, even when it's over.

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Tricia Olszewski Washington City Paper Aug 31, 2016

Within the tempest, though, Mawenn captures some lovely scenes.

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