There used to be a thing called movie stars. The idea was that some actors shone so brightly that their presence in a movie was enough to warrant seeing it. Old-fashioned as I am, I still subscribe to that model...
The Polka King, from directors Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky, aspires to be a stranger-than-fiction account of an eccentric real life swindler with a heart of gold. And, technically, that’s what it is. Its true purpose, however, eventually reveals itself...
