When his hard-earned kicks get snatched by a local hood, fifteen-year old Brandon and his two best friends go on an ill-advised mission across the Bay Area to retrieve the stolen sneakers.

What do the critics say?

Based on 10 Kicks reviews, Kicks gets an average review score of 71.

A/A

theplaylist.netCinema

Essentially a devastating coming of age odyssey, and a morally complex one built on painful lessons, the gripping “Kicks” deconstructs the desire to be a man in contrast to what...

2686d ago

3.5/4

www.rogerebert.comCinema

This is a beautiful film and a major directorial debut.

2686d ago

80/100

www.nytimes.comDVD

Teenage life in the East Bay neighborhood of Richmond, the setting of Justin Tipping’s promising debut feature film, “Kicks,” is so rough that it’s little wonder that the movie’...

2686d ago

B/A+

thefilmstage.comCinema

Characteristic of a debut, Kicks doesn’t always work. The story’s a little rough, its philosophies are muddled, and it over-relies on literal interpretations of character’s feel...

2686d ago

C+/A+

www.avclub.comBlu-ray

Don’t expect any joy in the grim pursuit of Kicks.

2686d ago

3.5/5

www.austinchronicle.comVOD

Brandon’s odyssey, filtered through Tipping’s lens, is at times funny, harrowing, and well, somewhat annoying (way too much slow-mo), but the talent here is clear.

2686d ago

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