如果你已经厌倦了那些靠跳跃式惊吓和廉价血浆堆砌的恐怖片，2003年斯图尔特·戈登执导的《蚁王杀机》或许能带来另一种粗粝的质感。George Wendt饰演的雇佣杀手Duke带着一种油腻又神经质的危险感，而Daniel Baldwin扮演的Ray Mathews则贡献了少见的收敛表演：他那种疲惫的威胁眼神几乎比暴力本身更让人不安。影片延续了导演擅长的封闭空间压迫感——叙事节奏缓慢却层层收紧，线性推进中依靠环境音效和角色微表情制造焦虑，而非依赖廉价惊吓。推荐给偏好《活跳尸》时代Gordon作品、能容忍缓慢铺垫并愿对粗粝画质宽容的恐怖片爱好者。全片没有高亢的配乐来煽动情绪，只有泥土被翻动的闷响和脚步声。☁。

　　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.

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