King of Knives

94 Minutes, Not Rated

Written by Lindsay Joy (Story by Gene Pope)

Directed by Jon Delgado

Synopsis:

KING OF KNIVES tells the story of Frank and Kathy who are baby boomer parents and Sadie & Kaitlin, their millennial daughters. Frank is screaming towards a mid-life crisis. Kathy pretends she’s happy and doesn’t drink that much wine. Sadie is the good child; convinced her first and only boyfriend is the one to marry. Kaitlin is the rebel, the entertainer; the truth teller who will not filter how she’s feeling.

Over three days, with much drama and humor, this crap-happy family careens and skids straight towards a fateful anniversary. On the way, they realize they are more alike than they know.

King of Knives is an interesting film in that the general story has been done countless times through the years: the seemingly good but secretly dysfunctional family finally faces up to their reality.

Time, tragedy, fidelity, honesty, and avoidance all play a part as the family slowly reckons with the aftermath of a family tragedy for which Frank blames himself, despite his family’s assurances.

But even they know that yes, he is, in fact, at least partially responsible for that singular event, and for many more seismic shifts beneath the surface of their outward placidity.

Frank’s relationship with his daughters is both loving and irresponsible. His relationship with his wife is both predictable and perfunctory, but not without genuine affection.

But Frank is not alone in his divergence. Kathy has her own secrets, as do both his daughters.

And the genuine love–and it is genuine love–they feel for one another is not enough to bridge those divides.

Or rather, it hasn’t been, until now.

In short, the family is real.

I very much enjoyed this film, with its slight detour into the fantastical with tarot session at a drug-fueled party where Frank begins to see–truly see–the reality of what has come before, and what has to happen going forward.

I whole-heartedly recommend King of Knives for anyone with a family.

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King of Knives stars Gene Pope, Mel Harris, Roxi Pope, and Emily Bennett. It was distributed by Gravitas Ventures.

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