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'The Rivals of Amziah King' review: Matthew McConaughey leads a wildly entertaining musical Western

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Summary
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70% Informative

The Rivals of Amziah King is as much about its rural setting as it is about its rollicking, Simpsons-esque plot, which builds with detailed absurdity.

The movie treats honey, its sale, and its manufacture with the same somberness and gravity as Breaking Bad does crystal meth.

The film's musical numbers are all diegetic.

The Rivals of Amziah King is filled with sugary, "aww, shucks" goodness, but at the same time, there's nothing cynical about it.

The film has no qualms about how destructive Kateri becomes during her revenge mission.

There's a mythic quality to both lead characters, owed to both subtle push-ins and overt visual swings.

VR Score

61

Informative language

55

Neutral language

25

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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