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Ex-felon, Eugene Brown, establishes a Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington, D.C.
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| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanThe film is an effective, even heartwarming, tale of one man’s commitment to teaching that playing by the rules is more important than winning. |
| Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreGooding brings just enough streetwise credibility to make Brown work. |
| Baret NewsKam WilliamsA Sunday school-style parable which makes very effective use of chess mastery as a metaphor for negotiating the perilous gauntlet of possible ghetto pitfalls. |
| Common Sense MediaSandie Angulo ChenSentimental, formulaic tale of an inspiring chess teacher. |
| CinemalogueTodd JorgensonThe result has a predictably wholesome and formulaic structure, yet is redeemed through solid performances from Gooding and the youngsters, and a heartfelt sincerity that rings true. |
| Screen InternationalTim GriersonUnquestionably well-meaning, this tale of an ex-con who teaches some inner-city teens about discipline through chess treads incredibly familiar emotional terrain. |
| New York TimesMiriam BaleMr. Gooding’s performance and his complex charisma are fascinating to watch throughout. |
| We Got This CoveredJordan AdlerLife of a King is a bland, safe and simplistic re-telling of a fascinating educator and his work helping inner-city students, mired by formulaic plotting, slight character development and poor directorial choices. |
| Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyLife of a King isn't setting out to reinvent cinema, or even a genre, but rather just to be a moderately uplifting tale that makes watching chess interesting. |
| User ReviewRob RFormulaic but effective. Cuba is at his best! |
