A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother. Petty thefts for food grow into more major takes until he steals a cash box from the diner where he works. Although Joe uses the money to pay off some of his father's debts and to replace his mother's records that his father smashed in a fit of temper, Joe gets no thanks.... (Full plot summary below)
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A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother. Petty thefts for food grow into more major takes until he steals a cash box from the diner where he works. Although Joe uses the money to pay off some of his father's debts and to replace his mother's records that his father smashed in a fit of temper, Joe gets no thanks.
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| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannThis is a smart film, told in a minor key, that augurs well for Whaley's directing career. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrWhaley's self-effacing but strongly etched and wrenchingly effective film. |
| Common Sense MediaBrian CostelloComing-of-age movie with mature themes, lots of profanity. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonOne of my favorite U.S. fiction features at 1999's Sundance Festival. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaA very tough, very real film, anchored by the memorable work of the two leads. |
| New York Daily NewsJami BernardThe movie isn't a day in the park, but it manages to close on an existentially uplifting note. |
| Portland OregonianDiana Abu-JaberThe atmosphere of the movie is dense and unrelieved; it's a heavy role for such a little boy, and some people won't want to watch such a bleak, monster world. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.Even with warts and all, "Joe the King" is a very worthwhile drama. |
| Film.comErnest HardyHas moments that are haunting, and it stays with you long after the lights have come back up. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakHas enough simmering beneath its sweaty, grimy and disconsolate surface to be more than just another rite-of-passage missive set in the '70s. |
