Kate
Netflix | Release Date: September 10, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
10
Negative:
7
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60
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Amil NiaziSep 12, 2021
It’s a shame that both Umair Aleem’s script and Cedric Nicolas-Troyan’s (The Huntsman: Winter’s War) direction ultimately feel rote because both Winstead and Martineau’s performances are fun to watch. Their playful, natural chemistry keeps the film from dragging on and lends a necessary levity and wit to the movie’s 106 minutes. Read full review
60
PolygonRoxana HadadiSep 10, 2021
Another unimaginative woman-led action flick written and directed by men who telegraph their twists and lean on flashbacks instead of bothering to write character development, Kate mistakes “Women can kill just as well as men!” for some sort of new idea. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaSep 9, 2021
Kate has its charms. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeSep 9, 2021
A to-the-point two-hour slab of pulp that slickly glides above a very low bar. Read full review
50
SlateKaren HanSep 14, 2021
Kate gestures at being different, something fresh and subversive, but at the end of the day, it’s just reheating old clichés. Read full review
50
We Got This CoveredScott CampbellSep 10, 2021
Winstead is nothing short of fantastic in terms of both her physical and performative presence, but she could have really used a meatier journey to sink her teeth into. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussSep 9, 2021
Kate looks like most other productions from 87North, the company behind such cinematic cage fights as Atomic Blonde and the John Wick films. Honestly, this could have been called “Nuclear Brunette.” But with heart. Read full review
50
ConsequenceClint WorthingtonSep 2, 2021
Winstead may be a bonafide action hero, but the world around her just isn't interesting enough. Read full review
40
Screen RantMolly FreemanSep 3, 2021
Like many of Netflix's original movies, Kate feels like another release that had potential to be good, but falls well short of the mark. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterAngie HanSep 2, 2021
The film’s mimicry might be deft enough to pass muster here and there. But it doesn’t take an eagle eye to notice that Kate‘s got few ideas of its own. Read full review
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