Review of Kicks (2016) by Mauro_Lanari — 17 Mar 2020

(Mauro Lanari).

Bad old news from Fruitvale Station or Wakanda, obviously filmed with a lot of style, but finally scaled down by a little more serious current problems.

This review of Kicks (2016) was written by Mauro_Lanari on 17 Mar 2020.

Kicks has generally received positive reviews.

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