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- 2024
- R
- Searchlight Pictures
- 2 h 44 m
- 2024
- R
- Searchlight Pictures
- 2 h 44 m
Summary Kinds of Kindness is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spirit...
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos
Written By: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
- 2024
- R
- Searchlight Pictures
- 2 h 44 m
- 2024
- R
- Searchlight Pictures
- 2 h 44 m
Kinds of Kindness
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5.8
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Summary Kinds of Kindness is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spirit...
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos
Written By: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 58 Critic Reviews
64
66% Positive
38 Reviews
38 Reviews
24% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
10% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 58 Critic Reviews
64
66% Positive
38 Reviews
38 Reviews
24% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
10% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
This ramping-up of darkness from episode to episode is largely what justifies Kinds Of Kindness’ triptych structure. It never feels like these evenly-timed stories would fare better in isolation; they build upon and complicate one another, gelling into something haunting that fits the touted “fable” description.
By Farah Cheded
FULL REVIEW
It’s not cynicism but a chuckling curiosity that fuels this sideways parable, which aligns it with Lanthimos’ past work in the most perfect of ways. You can’t say that it’s a movie for everybody. But it takes all kinds.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 135 User Ratings
5.8
47% Positive
63 Ratings
63 Ratings
36% Mixed
49 Ratings
49 Ratings
17% Negative
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 135 User Ratings
5.8
47% Positive
63 Ratings
63 Ratings
36% Mixed
49 Ratings
49 Ratings
17% Negative
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
I am so pissed that Lanthimos didn't arrange the stories in chronological order
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Filled with easily one of the most powerful and engaging 3 chapter story ever put on screen, Yorgos Lanthimos break from Poor Things produced in my opinion even a better Masterpiece than Poor Things itself, subjective of course, but these 3 sort of short film combine with the effort and Yorgos fascinating style of filmmaking, incredible writing, and 6 of the best actors working right now, the result was a fulfilling and satisfying 164 minutes piece of work, for me personally to describe my feeling about Kinds Of Kindness is that the film as a whole is perfect for the majority, just for a little bit of exception, i think the second chapter of the film "RMF is Flying" just wasn't as great as "The Death of RMF" and "RMF Eats a Sandwich", it's still great but just wasn't as powerful, praise all the performances, the cinematography, and the writing, all was masterfully well done, it's great, Kinds Of Kindness is simply one of the best films of the year.
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Kinds of Kindness may not offer the kind of full experience provided by Poor Things but it is a reminder of the responses a movie can engender when the director doesn’t play by the rules.
If nothing else, Kinds of Kindness features three show-stopping performances from Jesse Plemons, giving Lanthimos a new muse to champion.
What I loved about Lanthimos’ earlier movies was that they moved my heart while making me squirm. With Kinds of Kindness, his Tin Man could use a lot more heart.
By Dan Lybarger
FULL REVIEW
Kinds of Kindness runs nearly three hours in length and reveals nothing more than our eagerness to give him the benefit of the doubt. We’re here for the sick thrills. Instead, what we’re served feels more like dirty limericks delivered at an excruciating pace by a bore with bad breath.
A truly torturous experience for almost everyone involved – up to and including the starry cast of Lanthimos regulars, who must now surely realize they have been duped by a master cinematic con artist – the film is an aggressively juvenile and tedious dissection of the notion of free will.
Moral, goodness, desire, love, control—Lanthimos mixes all of this and much more into his three facets. I was put into a trance, laughed much more than expected, and yet felt emotionally uncomfortable. Just as people are, this film is often rough, sometimes tender, and then again sneaky and mean. A fantastic soundtrack, combined with one of the best dance sequences in cinema, is a bonus. There’s hardly anything to criticize. So why only four stars? Maybe I’m offended that I didn’t get what I wanted. Maybe also because the film actively mocks its audience. Perhaps the film touched me too deeply, and then again, not enough.
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It's frustrating as a fan of Yorgo Lanthimos work that the first two thirds of his two previous films "Poor Things" and "Kinds of Kindness", are exceptionally well written and executed, but the final acts in both filmshave been incredibly underwhelming. The performances are all great, but Jesse Plemons in particular is the standout of all three stories. He's definitely the most captivating element of the film.
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The keyword is deranged here, or **** kindness to be found **** first story is about a guy who makes crazy demands on his lovers, from a position of wealth and power. That is also the only reason anybody would 'play' along, for the financial gain. That is no different from demanding from your kids to wash the dishes for their pocket money. There is however a line that can not be crossed, a fact the director clearly doesn't see. That's his problem. In the real world you get locked in an asylum for such behaviour, in the movies some equally deranged 'critters', I mean 'critics', mount their horse and jump into the abyss. The line being physical harm. Psychological harm should be terrible enough, but clearly not for some sick people. One problem with causing physical harm is that society does not accept it, except in other countries... And that means the first story would end with the aggressor being put behind bars, so nothing to be gained. Unless you can do it secretly, but in this movie they throw logic and reason in the garbage bin. The payed reviewers swallow it down. Now that's more worrysome than the movie itself!The second story is revolting and as much 'fun', as some critics call it, as a visit to a **** third is the only one that does the job and has the quality one would expect after Poor Things. (Although perversity was very present there also(in PT)...) The problem is that you have to accept two hours of boredom before reaching it. That one is about life in a cult, and the effects on family of the captivated cultist. But with a twist, like PT its also a fantasy story.Bottom line: two failed ideas and one shortfilm don't combine into greatness, only a feeling of being **** hard to kill your babies, but the second part belongs in a litterbin, the first needs work.
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This long film (2:45) is actually 3 separate stories using the same cast in different roles. Jesse Plemmons is at the center of each one, in addition to Yorgos Lanthimos regulars Emma Stone and Willem Defoe. The narrative is a cross between a flat Twilight Zone episode and a shaggy dog story. There are absurd elements that add interest but not much meaning. The cast does a fine job, even though the characters are emotionally arid and their sometimes stilted delivery doesn't help. Director Yorgos Lanthimos harkens back to some of his more bizarre work and this feels mannered and much too long. Some fans may enjoy the weirdness, but it's more pretentious and cerebral than rewarding or…heaven forbid…entertaining.
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Production Company
Element Pictures,
Film4,
Searchlight Pictures,
TSG Entertainment
Release Date Jun 21, 2024
Duration 2 h 44 m
Rating R
Tagline Everybody's looking for something
Awards
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sydney Film Festival
• 1 Nomination