King of the Jungle (2000)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Seth Zvi Rosenfeld

Writer (WGA):

Seth Zvi Rosenfeld (written by)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

He was just a kid in a man's body until his mother's killer made him a man with a gun.

Plot:

In the spirit of "Of Mice and Men," John Leguizamo stars in his most dramatic role to date as Seymour...

Plot Keywords:

Anger | Loss Of Mother | City | Mentally Handicapped | F Word

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

John Leguizamo	...	Seymour
Rosie Perez	...	Joanne
Julie Carmen	...	Mona
Cliff Gorman	...	Jack
Michael Rapaport	...	Francis
Marisa Tomei	...	Det. Costello
Justin Pierce	...	Lil' Mafia
Annabella Sciorra	...	Mermaid
Judy Reyes	...	Lydia Morreto
Richie Perez	...	Pucho
Blaze	...	Dead-Eye
Rafael Nunez	...	Basketball Kid #1
Malcolm Barrett	...	Basketball Kid #2
Raymond Vincente	...	Colon
Yan Ming	...	Fat Ming

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, some violence and drug content.

Runtime:

99 min | USA:87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Bombo Sports & Entertainment

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The second time Seymour fires the pistol over the water, the cocked hammer can be seen as "firing" before the barrel-flash and sound effect.

Great Job John!

This isn't one of the most well written films I have seen in a long time, with some very noticeable flaws and a forgettable ending, but one thing makes this movie worth an 8/10 and its John Leguizamo. To date my favorite performances and the ones I feel were the standard for playing a character who is in some form mentally handicapped were, Leonardo Di'Caprio (the only movie he has actually done anything worth mentioning in to date) in "Whats Eating Gilbert Grape", and Sean Penn in "I AM Sam". Now there is a third to add to this list. John Leguizamo in this film. I almost am willing to say that this tops the other two performances, but it is a close call. Up until this role I had yet to see a decent job done in a movie by Leguizamo, feeling that he was a one trick pony, only knowing how to do comedy. After this film, I won't think that ever again. He puts in a brilliant performance, that stands head and shoulders above this good cast that played with him in this movie, and surpasses a lot of performances for the year. All I can say is he saved this movie from being a total bore, and he definitely did his research! Great performance, and this movie should be watched simply for his performance and how well he nails it!