Breaking fundamental storytelling conventions, Kinds of Kindness is difficult yet rewarding. The stilted dialogue, deadpan acting, and cryptic plot may be uncomfortable. However, there's dense symbolism and unique mixtures of emotions. It examines themes of power, identity, trust, sexuality, love, dreams, and abuse, critiquing the way we exploit each other's need for acceptance. The dry absurdism highlights how alienating and manufactured these dynamics are. Meanwhile, its acting provides surprising range and vulnerability despite committing to such wooden tones. Altogether, Kinds of Kindness exposes the alien aspects of humanity by depicting humanity through alien lenses.
Kinds of Kindness creates isolation through cold craft and dry tones. The cinematography's composition, lighting, and minor movement reinforce loneliness. Although overlong, its editing is purposefully reserved. Less of a factor, the sound adds smash cuts, voiceovers, stings, split cuts, and emphasis. Its unsettling music consists of droning singing and arrhythmic piano strikes. Meaningful colors, off-kilter aesthetics, and varying characters mark the production design. Its cast is famous, fitting, talented, and optimized. The effects are of middling importance, offering stunts, brief gore, and CGI touches. Overall, Kinds of Kindness subverts entertainment but its skill is evident.
Writing: 9/10
Direction: 9/10
Cinematography: 8/10
Acting: 9/10
Editing: 8/10
Sound: 7/10
Score/Soundtrack: 9/10
Production Design: 8/10
Casting: 9/10
Effects: 7/10
Overall Score: 8.3/10
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