Kill
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: July 4, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
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2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Original-CinThom ErnstJul 5, 2024
Aside from the exquisitely executed acts of outrageous (comic-book) mayhem, KILL is fun. KILL unleashes a vicious ballet of hand-to-hand combat, all within the narrow confines of a passenger train en route to New Delhi. Read full review
90
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJul 5, 2024
Writer-director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s feature is built on a number of sly narrative and stylistic tricks that gradually cement its status as a new action classic full of nasty surprises. Read full review
90
SlashfilmMatt DonatoJul 1, 2024
Kill is a near-perfect action thriller that's stuck in overdrive. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineRoss McIndoeJun 30, 2024
Kill continually finds clever ways to defy our expectations through the particular placement of dramatic beats, surprising shifts in tone, and even just the way it keeps flipping the geography of the action. Read full review
83
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJul 5, 2024
A model midnight-movie beat-’em-up. Read full review
83
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJul 3, 2024
Kill makes very, very good on its goofy title by the time all is said and done, but perhaps the most surprising thing about Bhat’s action extravaganza is that it inverts expectations without ever getting off-track. Read full review
83
ColliderNate RichardJul 1, 2024
Kill is every bit as insanely violent as you could hope for. It mixes melodrama, romance, and an aggressive amount of violence in ways that few filmmakers are capable of doing. Read full review
80
EmpireJohn NugentJul 8, 2024
Kill lives up to its name, and then some: this is a breathless, ferociously gory action film, on a level rarely seen before in Indian cinema. Read full review
80
Little White LiesAnton BitelJul 5, 2024
It is ecstatically violent, both celebrating and interrogating its own killing spree, as it races towards its final destination. Read full review
80
The GuardianCatherine BrayJul 5, 2024
Kill’s objectives are achieved with an energy and enthusiasm that make it a tasty piece of action cinema which doesn’t pull its punches; it’s finger-cracking good. Read full review
70
Screen RantGrant HermannsJul 5, 2024
Thanks to the movie's skillfully executed and relentless action and a couple of major twists, Kill largely overcomes its few hurdles to be an absolute thrill ride. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJul 5, 2024
Manipulative to the max (one upsetting murder is almost pornographically protracted), Kill is dizzyingly impressive and punishingly vicious. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeJul 1, 2024
The movie hardly ever turns its gaze out the windows, but the scenery never gets old, since Bhat has a head for creative close-quarters combat. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyJul 5, 2024
There’s something here about men becoming monsters, righteous goals, and so on, but the symbolism is inchoate; the violence, however stylized, never represents anything more than itself. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerJul 3, 2024
The destination may seem inevitable, but the twists, turns, and merciless bloodshed make Kill a trip well worth taking. Read full review
67
The Film StageJared MobarakJan 11, 2024
Just let the rage unleash in whatever convenient way is necessary to get the blood flowing faster. What’s good enough for John Wick should be good enough for Kill, so wake the boogeyman up and let him loose. Because we’re all here for the brutality anyway. There’s no point pretending otherwise. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsJul 5, 2024
Kill tics off most of the essential boxes for a good popcorn flick, making it easy to resist but harder to pass up. Read full review
60
Time OutPhil de SemlyenJul 5, 2024
Genre fans will admire the ceaseless mayhem of this rare Indian entry to the carnage canon. It’s not The Raid, or even this year’s Monkey Man, but it’s got some slick moves of its own. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJul 11, 2024
The fight scenes are extremely well choreographed, filmed and edited, but they’re so relentless in their non-stop pacing that the viewing experience becomes numbing. Read full review
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