爱入歧途

　　宮城県石巻市の復興住宅で一人息子と暮らす真城蒼（綾瀬はるか）は一見、明るく立ち直ったかのように日々の生活を送っている。しかし、あの日、津波で行方不明になった夫・高臣（高良健吾）を待ち続けている。当時、高臣と義母の浅子（阿川佐和子）が大切に営んでいた本屋兼自宅も流されてしまい、その土地は災害危険区域に指定されたため、元の場所へは戻ることができずにいる。
　　あれからまもなく１０年。蒼はコツコツと買い直した本と貯めてきた開業資金を手に街中の空き家をリノベーションして、高臣の愛する本屋を再開させることを決める。その時、義理の妹・遥（土村芳）の紹介で、人付き合いが苦手な移住者の建築士・葉山瑛希（池松壮亮）と出会う。当初は正反対の性格と異なる境遇からわかり合えない二人だったが、行方不明の夫・高臣の本屋を一緒に作るうちに互いにひかれあっていく。二人はうまくいくかに見えたが、高臣の存在が大きく、蒼も瑛希も踏み込むことができない…。

祖父去世后，一个男人带着妻子和孩子回到家乡，在那里，他的亲戚们在遗产问题上发生了混乱。

　　杜威•费恩（Jack Black 杰克•布莱克 饰）是一名已过而立之年，却仍在为理想打拼的摇滚音乐人。他不屑于那种粗制滥造、充满向商业谄媚味道的虚伪乐曲，一心追逐真情实感的纯粹摇滚乐。为此，他和无数支乐队分道扬镳，至今事业无成，还面临被房东赶出去的窘境。
　　杜威的男房东兼老友内德•斯尼勃利（Mike White 麦克•怀特 饰）此前曾是狂热躁动的死亡摇滚乐手，如今摇身一变成为了居家好男人以及代课老师。杜威闲赋家中时，偶然接到一通来自某中学的招聘电话，对方邀请内德迅速来学校代课。穷极无聊兼为生计所迫的杜威偷梁换柱，以内德的身份进入这所校风极为严谨的名门中学教学。学生们的死气沉沉一度让他倍感无聊，某天，杜威无意中发现孩子们的音乐天赋。于是，他瞒天过海，带领这群只知道读书的孩子们进入一个全新且乐趣无穷的摇滚世界……

　　Stuart Gordon, considered a master of the horror genre thanks to classics like Re-Animator and Dagon, decides to do a different move in this strange trip to human morals.
　　
　　"King of the Ants" is about a regular guy, Sean Crawley(newcomer Chris McKenna), a man without any aspiration who just live in his apartment doing the necessary job to live to the next day. In one of his jobs he meets Duke(Gearge Wendt), who introduces Sean to his boss, Ray Matthews(played by Daniel Baldwin). Ray hires Sean as a spy, and orders him to follow Eric Gatlin(Roy Livingstone), an accountant who has been investigating Ray's company. Problems start when Ray, while drunk, orders Sean to kill Eric. And he does it. Things go wrong when Ray decides to make Sean disappear destroying his mind with violent punishment and humiliation.
　　
　　From the point where Sean kills Eric, we go in the same boat with him, as he goes through a downward spiral of human degradation, traveling from guilt, to confusion and finally to his rebirth, in a state where humanity, morals and values are not important anymore. Chris McKenna acting is very important because he manages to be likable even when he is part of gruesome acts, both as victim and/or criminal. He has that look of innocence that hides a dark side and he manages to carry the film.
　　
　　The support cast also includes Kari Wuhrer, as Eric's widow who also becomes a central part of Sean's trip to hell. She gives a fine performance, although it's obvious that Sean is the main character. He is the most developed of all and McKenna's performance is up to the challenge.
　　
　　The film has very disturbing images of violence, and while it may not be as graphic as "Kill Bill" for example, the strength of the violence is in the lack of humanity that the character manifest. He is more than an ant in this world. He is the king.
　　
　　Stuart Gordon has managed to create a film that, while maybe it's not one of his best efforts; it's very well done, has a VERY interesting story to tell, and manages to capture the attention every second of it.