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| Gramercy Pictures (I) | Release Date: August 20, 1993 |
Starring:
Jeroen Krabbé, Jesse Bradford, Lisa Eichhorn
Summary:
Based on A. E. Hotchner's memoir, this coming-of-age story follows Aaron Kurlander (Jesse Bradford) as he struggles to survive on his own while his traveling salesman father is away and his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis.
King of the Hill could have been a family picture, or a heartwarming TV docudrama, or a comedy. Soderbergh must have seen more deeply into the Hotchner memoir, however, because his movie is not simply about what happens to the kid. It's about how the kid learns and grows through his experiences.
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There are no false Hollywood dramatics, no musical cues telling us how we should feel about this boy's battle for dignity and a place in the world. The director lets complex emotions flow naturally out of believable action and dialogue in this very faithful adaptation of a fascinating memoir. [20 August 1993, p.3F]
Soderbergh has bathed the Depression in lovely, golden-brown hues - so lovely, so golden, that the flick seems to be unfolding from inside the delicious core of a burnished bran muffin. [20 August 1993]
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