Kin

    Kin
    2018

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Myles TruittEli Solinski
    • Jack ReynorJimmy Solinski
    • Dennis QuaidHal Solinski
    • Zoë KravitzMilly
    • James FrancoTaylor Balik
    • Carrie CoonMorgan Hunter
    • Ian MatthewsSnick
    • Gavin FoxDutch Balik
    • Stephane Garneau-MontenRemy
    • Lukas PenarBig Man

    Recommendations

    • 63

      Boston Globe

      So, yeah, Kin is a bit of a biker movie, too. More important, it’s also a family drama. In their first-time feature-directing effort, twin brothers Jonathan and Josh Baker — speaking of kin — turn Cain and Abel inside out and upside down. Why be east of Eden when you end up that far west of Motown?
    • 51

      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.
    • 50

      The A.V. Club

      It’s a simple idea, to take this working-class family and introduce what amounts to a high-tech ray gun, but the hook is so effective that it buys Kin a fair amount of time before the story turns from scrappy to stupid.
    • 50

      The Hollywood Reporter

      Newcomer Myles Truitt inhabits the role with an earthbound soulfulness — what you might call the opposite of heroic flash — and even when the film’s progress feels more mechanical than organic, he’s easy to root for.
    • 50

      Austin Chronicle

      This mash-up of family drama and science fiction is a pleasant but unconvincing adventure with strong adolescent appeal and music by Mogwai.
    • 45

      TheWrap

      It never feels complete or thought through enough, either as a story or more crucially, an emotional experience — which is exactly what audiences would need in order to want to see more.
    • 30

      Screen Daily

      Kin never feels like more than uninspired borrowings from other, better genre films; it’s a story about family without any heart.
    • 25

      Movie Nation

      I hated this clunker long before the third act “twists” that are supposed to make it better, make it make sense and give us hope that this is a future franchise.

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