Each time I watch a Henry King movie I am trying to find what are the more recent films that were influenced by his work. This should be natural since he has made so many films, but also it is his taste for good literature and his simplicity as well. It is this simplicity, his frankness, his dislike for posture that make his work deeper. There is action, but never plain or shallow - everything is in perfect balance. You cannot just tell this is an action movie or a western or a romance or a historic epic - you say it is a Henry King movie. That is accomplished by his simplicity in style I believe.
Review of The Snows of Kilimanjaro
