King of the Underground
6.6
2011
1 hr 51 min
Drama
, Horror
, Comedy
Part true story, part fiction, King of the Underground is a dark comedy about a frustrated rap artist who goes on an all out murderous killing spree after years of being rejected by the music industry.
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- Cast：
- Dex Elliott Sanders , Paula Jai Parker , Faizon Love , Reginald Ballard , Malcolm-Jamal Warner , Devika Parikh , Richard T. Jones
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Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
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The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
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The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
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It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
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