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Kite Runner, The (2007)

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All Time

of 190,179

4,150

2000's

of 34,048

1,284

2007

of 1,600

104
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,020
  
  2,185
  
  Drama of 2007
  
  of 638
  
  61
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,670
  
  696

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Kite Runner, The (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.6749

Avg Critic Score:2.6242

Kite Runner, The (2007) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

How long has it been since you saw a movie that succeeds as pure story? That doesn't depend on stars, effects or genres, but simply fascinates you with how it will turn out? Marc Forster's "The Kite Runner," based on a much-loved novel, is a movie like ...read the complete Kite Runner movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

How long has it been since you saw a movie that succeeds as pure story? That doesn't depend on stars, effects or genres, but simply fascinates you with how it will turn out? Marc Forster's "The Kite Runner," based on a much-loved novel, is a movie like th ...read the complete Kite Runner movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

When a movie is made based on a book that millions of people have read, the first question asked often pertains to the faithfulness of the resultant cinematic product to its written inspiration. ...read the complete Kite Runner movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

I won't deny that the film is sometimes rushed, oversimplified and skimpy on the details of Afghan culture that informed the book. But the tale still takes hold. ...read the complete Kite Runner movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Well-intentioned but hardly convincing depiction of the haunting Afghanistan landscape... . ...read the complete Kite Runner movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)

Both tender and brutal, the sweeping story touches upon such lofty themes as religious fundamentalism, the ravages of war and the overwhelmingly desolate nature of regret....read the complete Kite Runner, The (2007) review at Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)

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Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)

Is "The Kite Runner" worthy of all the fuss? Plus: What's Woody Harrelson doing in an upsetting, innovative and decidedly Oscar-worthy documentary about...read the complete Kite Runner, The (2007) review at Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)

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Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)

Forster's self-important direction submarines a film that begins well, but slips into melodrama and plods towards anti-climax....read the complete Kite Runner, The (2007) review at Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)

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Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)

Forster transforms a presumably brutal and nuanced account of class difference and innocence lost into Disney-style kitsch....read the complete Kite Runner, The (2007) review at Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)

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