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Overall Rank: |
842 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.90/4 |
# of Ratings: |
35 |
Genres: |
Drama |
Rating: |
PG-13 |
Language: |
English |
DVD Release: |
03/25/2008 |
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Director: |
Marc Forster |
Actors: |
Zekeria Ebrahimi
Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada
Shaun Toub
Homayoun Ershadi
Khalid Abdalla
Atossa Leoni |
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After a pair of Afghani friends are split up, one of them learns that the other has passed on and that his son is in danger. He travels back to his homeland to try and help his friend's son.
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Masood 05/31/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3.5/4 |
Although this movie didn't quiet catch up to heights of the book The Kite Runner, still it was a brilliant movie and excellent acting. |
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08/08/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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A Thousand Times Over |
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A beautiful, captivating story about the beauty of friendship and the reality of tragedy, "The Kite Runner" is one of my favorite books to have ever been written and now one of my favorite movies to have ever been made. Marc Forster, though "by-the-numbers" is quite possibly one of the most passionate directors I've had the privelege to watch [with "Finding Neverland" being my favorite of his concoctions]. This movie challenges our perception of tragedy with the scope that not everything is what it seems, and that following every good decision is redemption. |
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4/4 |
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06/20/2008 (1 of 1 found this helpful) |
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Breathtaking! |
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This movie truly resonated within me. It's one of those films that made me glad to have a culture because it made me reflect back on my childhood when I wasn't yet in America and compare that life to where I am now. Granted, this movie is more about redemption... but for me, it's more about the meaning of honor. I watch myriads of American films but most of them fail to stress the honor behind our choices, may they be right or wrong. This is definitely a complex film for me because I am not familiar with the Afghan culture. But, in a way, even if it wasn't about that particular culture, it is still multi-layered and is worth discussing after the credits rolled. Topics such as cowardice, theft, friendship, rape, power... are only some of the many issues worth analyzing. Lastly, I must salu... |
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3/4 |
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12/23/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Another by-the-numbers literary adaptation |
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The film’s most crippling flaw is its by-the-numbers and passionless screenplay, courtesy of David Benioff (who’s other work includes gems like TROY and STAY). It adapts the book with a mind to being as straightforward as possible; little to no time is taken to develop characters in a purely cinematic form. The depth of Amir and Hassan’s friendship must be assumed, because there is no explicit demonstration of it in the actual film. A revelation late in the film explains a bit more about the characters, but Amir’s drive to save Sohrab rests almost exclusively on what is said in clichéd preachy dialogue, not what is shown. It is understood why Amir returns to Pakistan to help Hassan, but because of the weak writing, it feels more like an obligation than a chance to ease a terribly guilty c... |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
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