Undescribable Perfection

Just perfect...

Good concept, poorly executed.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

An R rated Kite is a bit like making a PG rated Robocop. The original is a Hentai -- that's pretty much the only reason it even existed is to be Porn.There is no deeper meaning, the original is a graphically explicit "story" about an underage girl's sexual abuse by a pair of serial rapist cops. The presence of a "story" or even a SETTING is window dressing.You remove that from the movie, and there's nothing left because everything else in the original was an EXCUSE to fill the rest of the time.What's next, a PG rated version of Urotsukidōji? A G rated version of Akira? Ghost in the Shell starring ScarJo? Oh...

In a corrupted society and flawed justice system, one detective decides to take matters in his own hands. Fueled to rid the city of its crime, he trains a young orphan to become his ultimate killing machine. With no memories of her past, she embarks on a series of missions that end up leading her closer to the reality of how she came to be such a violent, cold-blooded assassin.Based on the 1998 cult classic anime of the same name, it's quite clear that director Ralph Ziman tried and unfortunately failed to re-create the stylized and innovative look its animated counterpart offered. Any form of creative cinematography is absent and the lack of attention to the characters makes it hard to really care about anyone or their outcome. It's got some pretty colorful characters and sets that do help give it a bit of spunk, but the flaws cut in way too deep for even Samuel L. Jackson to heal. This is all the proof you need to know that hyper-violence and fast-paced action alone can't make up for a dull script or the absence of genuine artistic creativity.Much like waiting in line for a flu shot, Kite will make sure you're left completely bored out of your mind before its uninspiring plot reaches its disappointing end. Hate to give such a poor rating, but this is one flick that completely dug its own grave.

If you like highly immoral sexual themes, bad sound design and mixing and less logic than "The Purge Anarchy." You'll love this. I really don't have much more to say about it. It wasn't really well thought out. That being said: Visually pretty cool. There was some really nice shots and the picture overall definitely didn't conform to "the norm" which I always commend. Overall it could have used way more love. It felt like no-one actually enjoyed the making of this film or put any real effort into it. They had a main girl character which you could say is great- But it was so typically taken advantage of. It's like the film makers just wanted to turn her into a marketing strategy for sex. She had no character, she wasn't a powerful person. There was SO much space to turn her into a really memorable character. I wouldn't recommend this film to anyone, but i guess there is a market for it.

Seeing a 4.3 rating on IMDb, I did expect that something must be wrong with Kite, but found it to be an overall good movie.Story, Acting, Camera and Setting are without major flaws, and within the genre the story is quite believable and has no obvious holes.The ending even holds some surprises, and there are a number of memorable scenes.So why the low rating? My theory is that there are a number of factors:The mainstream audience may have a problem with the soundtrack which can be annoying if are not at least a little into dubstep (I found it a prefect fit for this movie) To purists the characters may be not cool enough; they are too vulnerable, too human and fail too often be bad-ass uberheroes The mainstream may find the setting too dark, while purist may not like the brightening elements in the storyIt might have been a masterpiece if the film makers would not have tried to please the mainstream. It almost seems as if there was a struggle between those forces who wanted to appeal to a wide audience and those who wanted to go to the extreme. The mixed result seems to keep many people unsatisfied, although I regard it as well above average.I can recommend to watch it and make up your own mind. I believe that "Kite" will be more appreciated over time and find its audience.