The Kite Runner

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73/100
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After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

Filmmaking

Overall
72
Screenplay
78
Acting
75
Cinematography
66
Production
70
Directing
76
Concept
67
Story
79
Dialogue
78
Characters
79
Pacing
80
Musical Score
60

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Entertaining
70
Uniqueness
65
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1 Review

Alex the Animator
72 Overall78 Screenplay75 Acting66 Cinematography70 Production67 Concept79 Story78 Dialogue79 Characters60 Musical Score65 Uniqueness70 Entertaining

The movie was pretty faithful to the book. Obviously they had to make some changes, but it was pretty in line. The casting for Baba was pretty good. I also liked how much of the movie was in native Afghani language, which made it feel more real.

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