All in all I liked the movie, which was a good old fashioned payback movie. Man avenging a loved one. *SPOILERS*
However, some things leave you confused. Firstly, the main character's sister is tortured, beaten and murdered, and you never really find out why this overkill. You do find out why the bad guys want her out of the way, but not why the hatred with which she was killed (which the killers were specifically instructed to do).
Secondly, there are numerous bad guys (the dentist gangster, the movie producer, the local hoods, the politician), and you don't fully find out who is working for who.
Thirdly, the "rescue" of Armande, and him running away, leaves you with a "what? What happened? Is that it?" feeling.
It seems like the filmmakers tried to have a shocking reveal similar to 8mm, but in my opinion they failed to deliver. The actions scenes are quite good though. I give it a 6/10.
Review of Message from the King
