Variety
It's to the credit of the Bakers, screenwriter Daniel Casey, and the solid cast that this character-based core does hold the movie together, mostly sidestepping pat sentimentality and too-easy narrative solutions.
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Kin
An ex-convict (Jack Reynor, Glassland) and his brother are forced on the run by a vengeful criminal (James Franco) in this sci-fi actioner.
A young teen (Miles Truitt, Dragged Across Concrete) discovers an otherworldly weapon, using it to protect his older ex-con brother (Reynor) from the criminals that are hunting him. Unfortunately, the mysterious gun draws the attention of an even more malevolent group.
Less2018102 minsUSA
ActionCrimeScience FictionFestival & Independent
- Director:
- Jonathan Baker (feature debuts)Josh Baker
- Writer:
- Daniel Casey
- Cast:
- Myles TruittJack ReynorDennis QuaidZoe KravitzJames FrancoJonathan CherryCarrie CoonMark O'Brien
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35%97 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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The New York Times
In the hands of more playful creators, this adolescent fantasy could have been fun.
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IGN
All the genre elements play like an afterthought, and that's frustrating because the rest of the movie isn't quite spry enough to stay interesting without action, adventure, or at least little more weirdness.
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Hollywood Reporter
Having lit the narrative fuse, the helmers don't always manage to keep it burning, and the intended emotional payoff arrives more as tacked-on explanation than revelatory sock to the solar plexus.
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Associated Press
Given the film's title, and that the filmmakers are themselves twins, you would expect the brother relationship at the heart of the movie to be something more than it is.
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Kin is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Neon Rentals.