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King Cobra is a biographical crime-drama film about the life and early career of Brent Corrigan. When Brent decides he'd be better off a free agent, a cash-strapped pair of rival producers aim to cash in by any means possible.
Slater has some effective moments and Franco excels at a certain kind of scary/funny psycho, but it doesn't ultimately add up to much as either pulpy trash or exposé.
Kelly, so eager to emulate Boogie Nights, doesn't allow his characters to become more than thin stereotypes in a story that plods to its grim and obvious conclusion.
Slater and Franco are compelling in their roles, but King Cobra's jarring use of humor overly blurs the line between drama and satire while leaving a lot left unpacked.
Though based on a true story, it's presented with none of a docudrama's ragged, lumpy oddity: the narrative is on the lean side, but as taut and burnished as the bodies it depicts.