The Kitchen

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Zachary R @Chomsky Feb 11 This synopsis is completely wrong: "London, 2040 -- rising house prices, computerized labor and eradication of the Welfare State has turned the city into a billionaire's playground, pushing the lower classes to provincial empty slum-like high rises like The Kitchen. Ex-Smash-and-Grabber Izi is desperate to go straight but when his young son contracts a devastating illness, he is forced to take part in a heist that will change the lives of everyone in The Kitchen forever." Izi is not a smash-and-grabber and already has a straight job, his son never contracts an illness, and there is no heist. The story is a father-and-son drama against a techno-dystopian backdrop. See more Cameron H. @hendy Dec 16 Snooze fest. I’d rather sniff glu than watch. See more Robert R @RobertRiley Sep 25 Taut, potent and thematically relevant, Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya's "The Kitchen" is less sci-fi, more speculative fiction, with about as much to say about the current moment as you can possibly imagine. To wit, it's actually an incredibly depressing watch lol and I'm nowhere near sure what I was expecting, given the subject matter. I'm not gonna get on my soapbox here too much, but make no mistake, we need more movies like this nowadays. The futuristic setting, the "action" — it's all window-dressing for a challenging story about uncomfortable truths in our world. Tremendous work here from Kane Robinson and newcomer Jedaiah Bannerman, both of whom have no small feat to accomplish in bringing to life the material they're both given here. Needless to say, though, their efforts are not in vain. Super interested to see where/when either/both of these filmmakers apply their directorial talents next. See more Todd O @RT05190978 Aug 5 Thought the movie was heading for a British dystopian action movie. But instead it slows the pace and chooses the path of a slow paced drama giving an insight into the inner conflicts and struggles of community gentrification, opposed to "the people versus the system" route. See more Lis R @RT12413135 04/15/2025 The film contained a lot of elements that were good: a good soundtrack, actors I love, beautiful location sourcing and set building, a futuristic setting. The main problem I had with the film was the pacing. It seemed like it was trying to take its time for you to get to know all the characters but a film can only be so long and their motivations were unclear as a result they felt quite shallow. There were a lot of plot points left unaddressed. There was no catharsis after the main conflict at the end. It would have done better as a limited series (6-8 episodes) with enough time to do some more worldbuilding, explore the different factions within the Kitchen, make us understand what drives each or the main characters. Benji’s relationship with his mother, and their past (why did he not go get stuff from his old house I was so confused), Izi’s connection to Benji’s mother, was he a part of the gang in the past? What happens with the people trees?; Staples and the gang, what do they do, how do they plan their raids, what is his past?; Ruby (Benji’s girlfriend) and her relationship with Benji, what was her life like? I feel like the concept of the movie was cool, and I wish it had had better writing. The film seems like it’s trying to send a message, but the message it sends is vague and not well thought out. I’m guessing it was meant to bring light to governmental oppression of the lower class and police brutality, but it didn’t address the issue in any way, offer solutions, or show how to effectively support and resist with your community. See more New T @RT76239097 02/13/2025 Horrible movie, so slow. Could have developed better scenes. Actors were okay. Storyline was very boring. All about exploited resources. See more Read all reviews

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