{movie} king of california (2007)

This quirky Sundance comedy chronicles the journey of a delusional father (Michael Douglas) who's convinced that a fabled treasure is buried somewhere beneath his Southern California suburb. His delinquent teenage daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) -- a high school dropout who saw her father sent to a mental institution, only to be abandoned by her dysfunctional mother -- resists his ravings at first. But, eventually, she starts to believe.

ireviewnetflix.com rating: * This one wasn't as good as I was expecting. The story was weak and the performances from Michael Douglas and Evan Rachel Wood were disappointing, but it's not like they had a lot to work with here. Normally you're supposed to feel something for the crazy guy, but I felt nothing for Douglas' character and just wanted to see him locked away again. It was so painful and tedious in part, I wanted to be locked away.