Kite
Anchor Bay Entertainment | Release Date: October 10, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
19
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
1
Negative:
6
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40
Village VoiceKatherine VuOct 7, 2014
In a film that pits the heroine directly against the sexualization of young women, the camera's gaze itself feels awfully exploitative. Read full review
30
VarietyPeter DebrugeJul 20, 2014
At the very least, Kite could have given Jackson some scenery to chew. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle SmithOct 9, 2014
A kill-a-minute gore-a-thon whose twist is so obvious your grandma Edna will see it coming, Kite never gets off the ground. Read full review
20
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergOct 9, 2014
Nasty for nastiness’s sake, Kite drags to achieve its brief running time; you wonder whether the slow motion is an artistic device or a stalling tactic. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanOct 9, 2014
As for Jackson, he strolls through the nonsensical story so casually, one suspects his mind is on other things — like what he’ll do with his paycheck. He has probably already moved on. We’ll happily do the same. Read full review
20
The DissolveDavid EhrlichOct 8, 2014
Although the live-action Kite has been graphically desexualized, the anime’s exploitative attitude nevertheless prevails, made all the more prominent by the film’s refusal to engage with it directly. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAug 20, 2014
Ralph Ziman's Kite repackages an assortment of genre tropes into an instantly forgettable Luc Besson-aping slog that would be unneeded even if Besson hadn't just returned to big action flicks himself. Read full review
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