A Hologram for the King
2016, comedy, drama
97 minutes
Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.
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6.0
2016-05-21
Tom Hanks is nearly always a watchable lead regardless of the film... Read more
6.0
2016-04-24
A film without any high highs or any low lows, which would normally make for a middling effort if not for the presence of Tom Hanks... Read more
5.0
Kenny Howell of Beboti
2017-07-11
A misfire from nearly all points, but you can still see the possibility that there was a good movie somewhere in there.
3.0
2016-05-02
Though written and directed by Tom Tykwer, a filmmaker often accused of style over substance, A Hologram for the King is exactly the sort of movie you might expect from someone like Lasse Hallstrom, another European who began life as a somewhat celebrated auteur only to find himself in the realms of journeyman mediocrity. Read more
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2016-08-15
It’s lacking a certain oomph to make it a memorable movie... Read more
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8.0
2017-02-02
Een zeer vermakelijke over een cultuurclash en de machteloosheid die hierbij komt kijken. Read more
6.0
2016-08-18
Het verhaal voelt soms net zo leeg aan als de in aanbouw zijnde luxe appartementen... Read more
5.0
2016-01-13
Met zijn sterke cast en een redelijk origineel thema heeft Tykwers nieuwste potentie, maar helaas. Read more
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