King's Ransom
Hoping to foil his own gold-digging wife's plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his own kidnapping, only to realize that there are plenty of other people interested in his wealth as well.
Critics Sentiment
Various physical comedy scenes including mustard face smearing
Malcolm King established as wealthy, selfish businessman
The film improves significantly around 45 minutes when the actual kidnapping plot kicks in and the Anderson-Mohr dynamic begins working
King's Ransom starts extremely poorly with unsubtle character introductions and confusing setup that lost many viewers. The middle section shows improvement when the kidnapping plot finally begins and the Anderson-Mohr chemistry provides some genuine laughs. However, the film deteriorates again toward the end with an overly complicated plot and unsatisfying resolution.
Full cast
Anthony Anderson
Malcolm King
Jay Mohr
Corey
Kellita Smith
Renee King
Brooke D'Orsay
Brooke Mayo
Donald Faison
Andre
Christian Potenza
Officer Holland
Glenn Bang
Peking Palace Employee
Regina Hall
Peaches Clarke
Nicole Ari Parker
Angela Drake
Loretta Devine
Miss Gladys
Charlie Murphy
Herb Clarke
Jackie Burroughs
Granny
Lawrence Dane
Detective Conley
Lisa Marcos
Raven
Rob Smith
David
Roger Cross
Byron
Crew
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