
This ripped-from-the-headlines drama covers the early rise of gay porn headliner Sean Paul Lockhart (a.k.a. Brent Corrigan) before his falling out with the producer who made him famous. When Sean decides he'd be better off as a free agent, a cash-strapped pair of rival producers aim to cash in by any means possible.... (Full plot summary below)
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This ripped-from-the-headlines drama covers the early rise of gay porn headliner Sean Paul Lockhart (a.k.a. Brent Corrigan) before his falling out with the producer who made him famous. When Sean decides he'd be better off as a free agent, a cash-strapped pair of rival producers aim to cash in by any means possible.
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| Willamette WeekCurtis CookSlater and Franco are compelling in their roles, but King Cobra's jarring use of humor overly blurs the line between drama and satire while leaving a lot left unpacked. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleSlater has some effective moments and Franco excels at a certain kind of scary/funny psycho, but it doesn’t ultimately add up to much as either pulpy trash or exposé. |
| CineVueMatthew AndersonBeneath the veneer of fake tan, rippling muscles and feigned ecstasy lies a striking amount of heart, soul and sincerity of emotion. |
| TheWrapDan CallahanMovies don’t get much juicier, funnier, creepier, sadder, or smarter than writer-director Justin Kelly‘s King Cobra. |
| Consequence of SoundNico LangKing Cobra is a movie that’s just good enough to make you wish it were even better. |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin Putman"King Cobra" is compelling and erotic, provocative and foreboding, catching the eye and, ultimately, in one's throat. |
| IndiewireDavid EhrlichAt heart, King Cobra compellingly traces the palpable tension between the performative nature of gay porn and the privacy of queer shame. |
| The PlaylistAndy CrumpThe film is a trifle, but the real crime here is that it didn't have to be. |
| GuardianNigel M. SmithIt's Franco who steals the picture, much as he did in Spring Breakers. As in Harmony Korine's neon-lit thriller, the actor goes no holds barred. |
| Little White LiesEd GibbsThis darkly comic factual drama hits all the right notes, thanks to inspired turns from Christian Slater and James Franco. |