Film Review – My King

“My King” is directed by Maiwenn, an actress who’s appeared in several European films, but perhaps is best known globally as Diva Plavalaguna, the blue opera singer from Luc Besson’s gloriously bonkers sci-fi extravaganza, “The Fifth Element.” She’s also chiseled out a directorial career in recent years, with “My King” arguably her most personal offering. Plumbing the depths of her own toxic relationships, Maiwenn creates a troubling ode to submission with “My King,” which, as honest as a may be, is also a deeply disturbing portrait of a woman who only achieves clarity through calamity. It’s raw, exhaustive, and completely dismissible, but there’s something about Maiwenn’s study of human fallibility that keeps the effort passably interesting. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com