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  • 2014
  • R
  • Anchor Bay Entertainment
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Anchor Bay Entertainment
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary Sawa (India Eisley) is a young woman living in a corrupt society where crime and gangs terrorize the streets. When Sawa's mother and policeman father are found victims of a grisly double homicide, she begins a ruthless pursuit for the man who murdered them. With the help of her father's ex-partner, Karl Aker (Samuel L. Jackson), and a my...

Directed By: Ralph Ziman

Written By: Yasuomi Umetsu, Brian Cox

  • 2014
  • R
  • Anchor Bay Entertainment
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2014
  • R
  • Anchor Bay Entertainment
  • 1 h 30 m

Kite

Metascore Overwhelming Dislike Based on 7 Critic Reviews
19
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 24 User Ratings
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Summary Sawa (India Eisley) is a young woman living in a corrupt society where crime and gangs terrorize the streets. When Sawa's mother and policeman father are found victims of a grisly double homicide, she begins a ruthless pursuit for the man who murdered them. With the help of her father's ex-partner, Karl Aker (Samuel L. Jackson), and a my...

Directed By: Ralph Ziman

Written By: Yasuomi Umetsu, Brian Cox

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Metascore
Overwhelming Dislike Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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14% Mixed
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Overwhelming Dislike Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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40
Oct 7, 2014
In a film that pits the heroine directly against the sexualization of young women, the camera's gaze itself feels awfully exploitative.
By Katherine Vu FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 20, 2014
At the very least, Kite could have given Jackson some scenery to chew.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 24 User Ratings
2.7
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 24 User Ratings
2.7
17% Positive
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13% Mixed
3 Ratings
71% Negative
17 Ratings

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Oct 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.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
20
Oct 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.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
20
Oct 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.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
20
Oct 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.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
20
Aug 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.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Videovision Entertainment, Distant Horizon, Detalle Films
Release Date Oct 10, 2014
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating R
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Tagline NEVER underestimate A GIRL with nothing to lose.
Website http://www.kitethemovie.com/
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Awards

South African Film and Television Awards
• 4 Nominations

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