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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 38Slant MagazineSlant MagazineIt careens from one tonal extreme to the next, uncertain about whether it wants to be a gritty drama, camp artifact, or violent prison-sploitation flick.
- Full of overwrought campery and vicious drag queens, K-11 feels in places like a deranged John Waters remake of "The Shawshank Redemption."
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceMore like an on-the-nose parody of Lee Daniels directing an episode of Oz, K-11 is a pulpy, tone-deaf mess of confused directorial intent—exploitation laughs one minute, somber tragedy the next.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisTo borrow RuPaul’s delightful catchphrase, the only possible response to a project like this is to advise it to “sashay away.”
- 20New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierPoints for niche audaciousness, but that’s all.
- 20Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinK-11 has the makings of a cult movie campfest but little of the authentic wit, edge or outré vision it would take to get there. What's left is a dreary jailhouse drama that somehow managed to imprison a few notable actors within its lurid walls.