Kicks

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Kicks

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2016,

1h 24m,

Comedy/

Drama

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Fifteen-year-old Brandon longs for a pair of the freshest sneakers that money can buy, assuming that merely having them on his feet will help him escape the reality of being poor, neglected by the opposite sex and picked on by everyone - even his best friends. Working hard to get them, he soon finds that the titular shoes have instead made him a target after they are promptly snatched by Flaco, a local hood. Brandon goes on a mission to retrieve his stolen sneakers.

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Critics Consensus

Kicks might suffer from a few frayed laces, but this street-level coming-of-age story has heart, humor, and style to spare.

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Aramide Tinubu

Shadow and Act

Apr 12, 2017

Still, what Tipping masters perfectly in the film is the constant ebb and flow of humor, and darkness, that runs through the narrative that is inner city boyhood.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Mar 22, 2017

B-

It's about manhood, growing up in the hood, and the inner struggles you don't see played out on the news... It's not a perfect movie by any means, but I'm interested to see what Tipping does next.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Sep 23, 2016

3/4

Tipping, who also co-wrote the polished script, captures this unique mix of adolescent anxiety, urban decay and societal friction in a remarkably confident fashion ...

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

Feb 14, 2022

2.5/4

Kicks is not a terrible film. Kicks is an inconsistent film that lost its way. A film whose persistence in grimness takes away from what the viewers should really be concerned with Brandons story.

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Jan 5, 2021

[The] missteps aren't enough, thankfully, to detract from the strong work up to then. In fact, they're just enough to leave you hopeful for how Tipping might grow as a filmmaker...

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Adam Patterson

Film Pulse

May 2, 2019

8.5/10

A funny, touching and street-smart coming-of-age dramedy that oozes with style and is propelled by an excellent script and equally great performances.

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Leia G

Dec 28, 2018

Can't believe this has an 86% rating. Lots of dumb characters doing dumb things. But maybe the point of the movie is to get dumb people to watch it and reflect on their own behavior?

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Hermione S

Jan 28, 2018

I like to story and the style but the age of the actor playing the main character is too young and the narration is overbearing.

Poe L

Dec 3, 2017

Good characters and direction, worth a watch.

Poe W

Oct 26, 2017

Defines the mess in urban materialism.

Draco S

Sep 14, 2017

Kicks is one stupid, narsasistic movie. The kid lacks any common sense and he gets his friends involved his stupid crusade. You want to know why so many black kids end up doing crimes and stupid things, because of role models like the ones in this movie. Make a movie about a black Einstein not a stupid kid.

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Albus S

Sep 14, 2017

Intense, moving, well-acted, and excellent script all around.

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Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Brandon longs for a pair of the freshest sneakers that money can buy, assuming that merely having them on his feet will help him escape the reality of being poor, neglected by the opposite sex and picked on by everyone - even his best friends. Working hard to get them, he soon finds that the titular shoes have instead made him a target after they are promptly snatched by Flaco, a local hood. Brandon goes on a mission to retrieve his stolen sneakers.

Director: Justin Tipping
Producer: David Kaplan, Adele Romanski, Joshua Astrachan, Erik Rommesmo
Screenwriter: Justin Tipping, Joshua Beirne-Golden
Distributor: Focus World
Production Co: Focus World, Focus Features, Animal Kingdom, Through Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug/Alcohol Use|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $145.4K
Runtime: 1h 24m

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