Kiki
Sundance Selects | Release Date: February 24, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The PlaylistKatie WalshAug 15, 2016
As underground and DIY as the kiki scene might be, it’s still highly organized, and part of what Kiki expresses is this community organization as a strategy for survival. The struggle is real, and it’s hard to imagine how they keep pushing that boulder up the hill — being fully themselves in the face of so much hardship — but they are tough, and united. Read full review
80
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonMar 5, 2017
Jordenö, in a recurring motif, honors the kiki denizens the most when she captures them motionless, staring directly into the camera, regal and indefatigable. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyMar 1, 2017
Kiki shows us a group of brave and beautiful souls for whom the struggle is, unfortunately, probably about to get even harder. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangFeb 23, 2017
Kiki often casts a rueful gaze, but it’s also exuberant and alive, and never despairing. It leaves you with the bracing sense that however tough and resilient its subjects might be forced to become, their hope of a better, more tolerant future will never go out of style. Read full review
80
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganJan 27, 2017
Sad, proud, loud, funny, energetic and affecting, Kiki the documentary reflects accurately the spirit of kiki, the scene. Read full review
80
The GuardianLanre BakareAug 15, 2016
It’s a kaleidoscopic and vivid rendering of a world that is larger than life, flamboyant but ultimately fragile. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAug 15, 2016
An uplifting sense emerges of the resilience through community of youth who are marginalized, abandoned, isolated, bullied or sexually exploited. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyMar 2, 2017
With music by Qween Beat, Kiki shows the new generation of the ballroom scene, their care for one another, their awareness of the struggles ahead, their determination to be themselves, against all odds. They are scared, but they are strong. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeAug 15, 2016
Regrettably, Kiki seems far less interested in entertainment than activism. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneFeb 28, 2017
When compared to the high-stakes dramas at the center of Paris Is Burning, where sex workers dreamed of becoming supermodels, Kiki feels rather tame. Read full review
50
The Film StageDaniel SchindelJan 27, 2017
The love these characters have for their lifestyle is obvious, as is their reasons for rejecting mainstream society for it, but the joy they receive from it is not conveyed to the viewer. Without that, Kiki is a decent survey of its chosen topic, but rarely anything more. Read full review
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