Kite

Anchor Bay Entertainment | Release Date: October 10, 2014

2.7	USER SCORE Generally unfavorable reviews based on 24 Ratings

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karinka20Jan 20, 2016

The movie is bad, and not in a good way. Bad because it wants to be taken seriously. I don't mind the slight differences or take on the source material in a way to compensate for the anime's more adult related themes. However, it falls aboutThe movie is bad, and not in a good way. Bad because it wants to be taken seriously. I don't mind the slight differences or take on the source material in a way to compensate for the anime's more adult related themes. However, it falls about on every level. Acting's bad, character development's bad, camera work, editing, and the overall plot. Sawa in this movie is completely uninteresting. She's weak in regards to physical strength, mentally, emotionally, and her motivation for everything she does is confusing. She's just not cool. Not to mention Oburi is irrelevant. This movie deserves a 0 but the only reason why I gave it a two is because of Sam L Jackson. He's the only cool thing about this monstrosity.… Expand

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NerdConsultantOct 23, 2014

what dull waste of a film it just fails on every level poorly shot, poorly acted and poorly translated from it's source material . if the american studios keeps wanting to make films based on anime they need to go a lot more all out and pay awhat dull waste of a film it just fails on every level poorly shot, poorly acted and poorly translated from it's source material . if the american studios keeps wanting to make films based on anime they need to go a lot more all out and pay a lot closer attention than they did with all 5 of the films they have to date… Expand

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ikazmiNov 30, 2014

I don't get why there is so much hate for this anime adaptation. while the movie does 'censor' some of the more disturbing aspects of the anime (resulting in some adjustments to the story) and brings down how much blood is spilled, theI don't get why there is so much hate for this anime adaptation. while the movie does 'censor' some of the more disturbing aspects of the anime (resulting in some adjustments to the story) and brings down how much blood is spilled, the adaptation remains mostly true to its anime origin.

The acting is mostly good, the visual styling is pretty decent (inspired by/based on Blade Runner from the looks of it), the environment is dark (not in terms of lighting) and gloomy and the fight scenes, while not over the top, are believable.

All in all, I think this movie was way better than the cringeworthy adaptation of Speed Racer as it focused more on conveying the story of the original anime instead of getting stuck on fancy CGI. Any fans of the original anime would probably find this movie enjoyable.… Expand

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