Kites 2010

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: The result is a lovers-on-the-lam blast of pure pulp escapism, so devoted to diversion that you probably wona(TM)t even notice the corn. Read more

Ted Fry, Seattle Times: Kites pulls no punches in its histrionic story of love and revenge. It also spares no expense in the telling with the cast of primarily Hindi actors gnashing their way through a beautifully stylish production and several large-scale action set pieces. Read more

Steven Hyden, AV Club: To anyone versed in Bollywood conventions, it's a natural outgrowth of the genre, and a comically overwrought but still generally fun time. Read more

Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News: Kites morphs into an action picture, complete with unfathomable chase scenes and a Thelma & Louise ending that is laugh-out-loud hilarious. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The pulp is served thick, with so much sincerely purple passion it's disarming. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: In its telling, the love story draws from westerns, musicals, film noir, chase thrillers with stunts so preposterous they verge on parody -- and it gets away with everything because of Basu's visual bravura and unstinting passion and energy. Read more

David Chute, L.A. Weekly: Not even the incoherent mishmash of plot...can entirely dim the appeal of this match-up between a blue-eyed Punjabi and a blue-eyed Mexican of almost equal comeliness. Read more

Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: Basu strictly observes the B-movie convention of giving the audience an embrace, explosion, or chase sequence at regular intervals. If you don't like the genre, wait three minutes. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: It tells a simple story -- an almost archetypal story -- but it does so with a lot of passion and technical sophistication. Read more

Bruce Demara, Toronto Star: An intense, exciting and highly entertaining film. Read more

Nick Schager, Time Out: It's a film that proves the concept "overwrought" is the same in every language. Read more

David Chute, Village Voice: Not even the incoherent mish-mash of plot (mostly faux Sergio Leone by way of Tarantino and Rodriguez, with periodic car-flipping chase sequences) can entirely dim the appeal of this match-up. Read more