Critic Reviews
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Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Rarely has the healing power of sports been as genuinely depicted as in director Susan Koch's perception-altering documentary Kicking It.
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Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Kicking It illustrates the transformative power of sports.
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Nathan Lee, New York Times
So earnest it hurts, Kicking It follows a half-dozen homeless men from around the globe as they ready for the fourth annual Homeless World Cup in Cape Town.
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Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
A well-meaning look at the Homeless World Cup, Kicking It presents its topic without much sentimentality, though it could benefit from a more pared-down approach.
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Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
It's hard to imagine how Koch could have made her film any more heavy-handed: perhaps by adding U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" to the soundtrack or having the narration delivered by Colin Farrell-both of which, inevitably enough, the director does.
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