Directed by: Abel Ferrara
Starring: Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne,
David Caruso, Wesley Snipes, Victor Argo, and Steve Buscemi
Wealthy
drug lord Frank White (Christopher Walken) is getting out of Sing Sing and
going on parole after a long time behind bars.
Realizing the error of his ways, Frank wants to do something to help New York, a city from which he has taken so much. He
starts a project to build a public hospital in one of Brooklyn’s worst
neighborhoods. He enlists the help of
gangster Jimmy Jump (Laurence Fishburne) to pull it off. Of course, things aren’t that simple. There are other interests at play that need
to be protected. Given this, Frank
encounters a lot of push back in the bloodiest sense from the Triad gang
leader Larry Wong (Joey Chin) and police officers Dennis Giley (David Caruso) and
Thomas Flanigan (Wesley Snipes).
Abel
Ferrara’s King of New York is one of
those films that shows just how brutal life can be on the streets. With an ominous vision of the city that captures
every danger in it, Ferrara delivers a visceral, gritty film that gets a 0.03%
rating. Have a few wine coolers with
this one!
