King of the Hill

KING OF THE HILL (1993) - August 7, 2008
A well made slice of life about a poor boy in the 1930s, and the various shenanigans he gets himself into. This was easily the most straight-forward Steven Soderbergh movie (at least that I've seen); it contains none of his usual stylistic quirks, and I really doubt I would have been able to guess that he had directed it if I hadn't already known. The pared-down style works for the story, and the film was really engaging all the way through despite being entirely plotless. It helps that the performances were all quite good, including a young Adrian Brody. ***