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02/13/01
Kids (1995)
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Reviews Counted:51
Fresh:26
Rotten:25
Average Rating:5/10
Synopsis: A bleak and uncompromising look at the dangerous world of New York street kids. The film focuses on the sexual experiences of Telly, a teen-aged seducer who desires only virgins. When Jennie --... [More]
Starring: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson
Director: Larry Clark
Reviews for Kids
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01/01/00
Clark has stepped back into objectivity so far that he has neglected his role as interpreter for us.
01/01/00
With his debut feature, Larry Clark has made an unpleasant film about a few repulsive characters who lead a fairly irredeemable existence.
01/01/00
A movie that pretends to be concerned with making an important social statement about modern youth, but which instead is just relentlessly in-your-face, wallowing in degradation to make a quick, controversial buck at the local multiplex.
01/01/00
Deeply shocking and disturbing, this film's hype exists for a reason.
01/01/00
Kids doesn't let itself or us off the hook; we're all responsible for what we see. And what we won't see.
01/01/00
Ostensibly about the banality of youthful evil, Kids is simply about its own banality.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo matter the interpretation, the film’s sensationalism is eerily frank no matter if it’s presented in good taste or not.
01/01/00
Kids shows what transpires when children are set adrift in a heartless world, and warns us what happens -- and is already happening -- in the absence of love and guidance.
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01/01/00
Elocuente señal de alarma de lo que tenemos que brindarles a las nuevas generaciones: dirección, educación sexual y motivación
01/01/00
Kids is an emotional sucker punch, a raw, dirty, disturbing piece of cinéma vérité filmmaking that simultaneously hooks and repulses you from its opening scenes.
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Kids, a disturbingly voyeuristic look at adolescent promiscuity, is virtually child pornography disguised as a cautionary documentary.
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Top CriticKids is the kind of movie that needs to be talked about afterward.
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Top CriticThe script and especially the low quality of the acting makes you think you are watching a poor documentary of an extremely important subject.
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It's uncomfortable to watch in the worst way, and unentertaining in the most annoying way.
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