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| DIRECTED BY |
| Steven Soderbergh |
| STARRING |
| Jesse Bradford |
| Jeroen Krabb� |
| Lisa Eichhorn |
| Spalding Gray |
| Karen Allen |
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Even if you don�t like this film, it�s hard not to be impressed by the fact that Steven Soderbergh was only about thirty years of age upon this film�s release. �King of the Hill,� a film with the current misfortune of having a title that most people would now immediately associate with the Mike Judge redneck cartoon, looks to have been made with the comedic sensibility and keen visual eye of a revered director.
Rigid moviegoers may have trouble accepting Soderbergh�s refusal to portray the Depression era as a solely bleak environment; he gives the setting a fairly light-hearted feel (even a scene leading up to the revelation of a character�s suicide has delightful music playing on the soundtrack.) This choice works despite its anachronisms, however, because it ends up being difficult not to appreciate the whimsically humorous directorial style of the whole film.
It�s somewhat disappointing to now see Jesse Bradford, who does such a great job in the lead role here, wasting his time on such cinematic schlock as �Swinfan.� However, some will enjoy viewing this film simply to see Adrien Brody about ten years before his Best Actor win at the 2003 Academy Awards for �The Pianist.�
Although slight in analytical scope � it certainly doesn�t make the moralistic or societal statements that Soderbergh�s �sex, lies, and videotape� made a few years prior � it does have an emotional impact that makes it a memorable film.
