Review of Kill Your Darlings (2013) by Pete W — 07 Dec 2013

Very art house and I'm not entirely sure I got it but still kept me entertained.

This review of Kill Your Darlings (2013) was written by Pete W on 07 Dec 2013.

Kill Your Darlings has generally received positive reviews.

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82% Saw this on 13/4/15 You may expect Kill Your Darlings to be your average homo film about poetry and drama, but this one's well directed…

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By Dallas T (86) on 12 Jun 2015

Perhaps not the most eye-appealing to many movie goers, the film's focus on beat writers is much further appreciated by literature buffs…

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By Amanda C (916) on 07 Jan 2017

Kill Your Darlings has assembled a great cast, but it has trouble making sense of the story it is telling…

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By Sarah Marrs (566) for Cinesnark (167) on 19 Oct 2017

Darlings never hits that next level, though, remaining a rather shallow, if enjoyable anyway, look at the formative years of the Beat generation…

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By Carlos M (2,069) on 05 Dec 2016

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By Spencer H (746) on 09 Mar 2016

Interesting, well made, and well-acted, Kill Your Darlings is a darn good movie that deserves a big round-of-applause…

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