2018 Directed by Jonathan Baker, Josh Baker
A young boy finds a powerful otherworldly weapon, which he uses to save his older adoptive brother from a crew of thugs. Before long, the two of them are also pursued by federal agents and mysterious mercenaries aiming to reclaim their asset.
Myles Truitt Dennis Quaid Jack Reynor Zoë Kravitz James Franco Carrie Coon Romano Orzari Gavin Fox Jonathan Cherry Mark O'Brien Ian Matthews Khalid Klein Michael B. Jordan Lily Gao Shawn J. Hamilton Carleigh Beverly Lukas Penar Stephane Garneau-Monten Milton Barnes Michael Grisley Sean Fowler Bree Wasylenko Amos Stern
Chad Shattuck Chino Alfonso Geoff Pedder Tony Zhang Tara Conley Rebecca Ramsey Tavia Charlton Dave Morley Anthony Paterson
Joseph Fraioli Paul Germann David Rose Jesse Ehredt Frank Morrone Brad Zoern Erik Karsen Puhm David McCallum
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"Kin", the first feature length film by the team of Jonathan and Josh Baker, is a great looking, moderately paced PG-13 Sci-Fi flick that has angered a lot of film critics over one key element.
It features a pretty effectual performance by newcomer Myles Truitt as a troubled 14-year-old named Eli, who was adopted as a tyke by a blue-collar family, including an inflexible father (another reliable turn from Dennis Quaid). Eli likes to spend his down time scooping up scrap metal at abandoned sites, as a means to make some spending cash. During one such excursion, he unknowingly infringes onto the aftermath of a sizable and destructive fight, and discovers bodies of two alien soldiers and a boxlike ray…
I wish I'd seen this when I was 12, because it's gonna be some kid's FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR, or THE WIZARD with a stripper and a lot of murder, whatever. 12 -year-old Matt probably wouldn't have had my pretty major qualms with the climax either.
I wish dennis quaid was my dad and zoe kravitz in better roles...
(also, I wanna say thanks for all the great gifts and messages I received for my birthday and also, thank you to my friend daniel in taking me to see two films today at the cinema after school. thank you!)
Delete the first hour and this is a quality little sci fi with a fun twist. Great special effects and Carrie Coon dominates her 49 seconds of screen time. The rest of it's a bit shit though.
The trailer for this movie is not doing it justice. The trailer makes it look like a dumb, cheesy sci-fi flick, and the film is not that at all. Sure, it has sci-fi elements, but what Kin really is is a drama about brotherly love that has elements of crime and sci-fi in there. This is so much better than the abysmal trailer led me to believe.
The Baker brothers obviously had a ton of passion behind this, as did star Myles Truitt, who is great here, and I can't wait to see him in more stuff (and I'm not just sucking up to these guys because I was lucky enough to meet them in person and talk to them…
11/7/18 **Kin | 50** | 2018, crime, drama, sci-fi | A young boy finds a futuristic weapon just before going on the run with his ex-con brother from vengeful criminals. Mostly a dull crime/family drama with very few, albeit cool sci-fi action scenes. Older brother acts very strangely/unbelievably considering early events and that they possess an obviously alien gun (was rooting for something bad to happen to him by the end). Seems to glorify being a shitty person sometimes (upbeat music/montage). Stripper befriends them/drops life too easily. James Franco’s character cares about family enough to drive cross-country and more for revenge, but has no qualms with what he did early on = inconsistent. Surprise actor cameos. Convenience/contrivances: incompetent cops, rifle rounds not piercing cover, not engaging armed suspects, etc. The sci-fi bits should’ve been the entire movie. Disappointment.
Credit where credit’s due: that was a really weird movie that got a mainstream release, and I’ve gotta toss out some respect to that.
I have a feeling Zoe Kravitz is wasted in this. She plays a 'tart with a heart' *sigh*. Even if she can't act she deserves better.
This film is a teen sci-fi drama, but it has a gritty 80s feel to it, so don't expect a romp. The black lead is great, with James Franco as the relentless crime boss hunting them down.
It's not perfect, but it's an interesting debut which should get a sequel. The young star and the directors are ones to watch.
Exactly what I needed at the time. I just watched "The Sea of Trees" prior to this, so this was a godsend of sorts.
No offense to the filmmakers by any means, but this is a very entertaining modern B-movie. It's a top notch 'rainy day' watch at the very least.
I enjoyed it.
6.5 out of 10
Delete the first hour and this is a quality little sci fi with a fun twist. Great special effects and Carrie Coon dominates her 49 seconds of screen time. The rest of it's a bit shit though.
Had zero expectations for this but thoroughly enjoyed it, it's nothing outstanding but very well paced, keeps you entertained, the main kid was likeable and James Franco greasy in a brilliant way.
Really loved the art direction of the weapon too, felt like something out of Destiny.
Definite Flight of The Navigator and Blomkamp vibes.
but then again I actually enjoyed Chappie so YMMV
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