Akos Peterbencze Vulnerable Man (Medium) Jul 22, 2023

The Kite Runner examines and explores such complex emotions and relationships that are worth the journey in itself.

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Nov 26, 2020 3/10

The deviation from standard structuring is just one more element that is terribly predictable.

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Toni Vall Cinemanía (Spain) Nov 4, 2020 2/5

Fundamentally out of focus. [Full review in Spanish]

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 13, 2020 3.5/4.0

It is easily one of 2007's most inspiring and rewarding cinematic experiences.

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Ellie Lucas The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) Jun 6, 2019 2/4

A shockingly bungled opportunity for greatness and quite possibly the most disappointing film of 2007.

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PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro Nov 5, 2018 2/5

Forster can't solely blame the impossibility of condensing the breadth of a 350-page novel into two hours of screen time, but his own shoddy realisation too.

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Hannah Ryan Screen Queens Aug 24, 2018

The Kite Runner serves as a reminder that grief is universal; that, regardless of our cultural differences, humanity will always find common ground in devastation.

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Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Nov 17, 2011 2/5

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Kelly Vance East Bay Express Apr 28, 2011

A remarkable story with tremendous human interest, about people we think we've figured out, but about whom we actually know next to nothing.

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Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Aug 27, 2009

Faked compassion, bland visuals, metaphors dropped like anvils

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John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis Mar 13, 2009 6/10

...a good but not classic movie of a good but not classic novel.

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James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk Oct 18, 2008 2.5/5

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Heather Huntington ReelzChannel.com Sep 2, 2008 6/10

Entirely too epic for its own good.

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Jonathan Kiefer Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 2/5

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Joseph Proimakis Movies for the Masses May 6, 2008 1.5/5

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Enrique Buchichio Uruguay Total Apr 22, 2008 3/5

Es un poco inevitable sentir que la pelcula transcurre casi como un trmite, sin permitirle al espectador una aproximacin mucho ms sensible a la historia.

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Brian Webster Apollo Guide Apr 9, 2008 77/100

A skilfully made and subtly powerful film, with a disarmingly human protagonist whose efforts seem all the more real, given his weaknesses and the movie's authentic feel.

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Rob Humanick Projection Booth Mar 25, 2008 D+

The Kite Runner will no doubt warm the hearts of its intended audience, but its nature is one of dubious flattery.

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Jeff Bayer The Scorecard Review Mar 4, 2008 7/10

The two young boys are definitely the highlight of the film. Their friendship is truly felt, which makes the tragedy that befalls Hassan all the more powerful.

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Brandon Fibbs Colorado Springs Gazette Feb 28, 2008 6/10

The Kite Runner is solid and competently made, but then those are words one always uses when a piece of art falls short of greatness.

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