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59 out of 100

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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

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  • Summary: Director Neil Jordan weaves a wonderfully surreal and magical tale to bring us this funny, moving and poignant rites of passage account of a young man enduring the trials and tribulations he faces with a smile and unwavering faith in the inherent goodness in us all. (Sony Pictures Classics)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 36
  3. Negative: 3 out of 36
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    100
    Jordan and McCabe's real triumph here, however, is the tenderness with which they imbues "Kitten," and the astonishing grace with which the extraordinary Murphy pulls it off.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Anna Smith
    60
    This has charm and glamour but little profundity.
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    25
    Despite the movie's bouncy ebullience (courtesy of a terrific period soundtrack) and dashes of fantasy, the film quickly becomes an endurance test.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. JennetP
    10
    Once again, the users have more collective insight than the critics. This film was lovely: funny, sad, and hopeful without ever straining after cheap emotion. The raves for Cillian Murphy's performance are richly deserved; his "Kitten" is sensitive, imaginative and sweet but also callow and self-absorbed, though this shortcoming that so peeves the critics (who, presumably, were running soup kitchens when THEY were 17) helps protect him from the violence in his life. Moreover, he gives it up in the course of the film, moving from sentimental, overly-scripted fantasies about love to the real thing with all its muddle and mess. Unlike "The Crying Game," the IRA is at the edges of this film, which I found interesting and probably closer to the experience of most in Northern Ireland and England at the time. The conflict would fade away entirely as the film attended to private concerns, exploding back onto the screen when least expected. There's lots more to praise: wonderful casting, even in very small roles (seeing Bryan Ferry was fun); outstanding costumes; perfect music, not only to evoke the period but also to comment on the action. I think Neil Jordan hit this one out of the ballpark, to use a phrase American critics will recognize, and I'm sorry it didn't garner more of their accolades. Oh well, they didn't like "Blade Runner" either, which may actually have helped the film's reputation.… Expand
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  2. JohnK.
    10
    You'll Laugh!!!
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  3. BenK.
    5
    A tedious combination of Candide and Forrest Gump featuring glam singers who run guns for the IRA, fornicating priests, and gay magicians. It's not as interesting as it sounds. Of course the movie is set during the 70's when this sort of thing was normal but it doesn't really have anything to say about it.… Expand
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