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December 2, 2008 11:05:29 AM CST



Kite Runner Doesn't Quite Soar

Posted Dec 14, 07 5:24 PM CST in Gossip Arts & Living 

(Newser) The Kite Runner, adapted from Khaled Hosseini’s acclaimed novel about two boys’ journey through the tumultuous recent history of Afghanistan, fails to match the book’s critical raves. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times loves it, praising the compelling narrative and the “natural, convincing and powerful" child stars' acting.

Others aren't sold: Manohla Dargis of the New York Times says the novel “soundly defeated” director Marc Forster and deems the leads "predictably appealing, but only because they’re children." And the New Yorker’s David Denby, though admiring of the portrait of pre-Soviet Kabul, criticizes the "sturdy" film's "slight stiffness and hesitancy."

Sources: Metacritic, RogerEbert.com, New York Times

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This undated handout photo provided by Paramount shows Zekiria Ebrahimi, center left, and Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, center right, in a scene from "The Kite Runner." (AP Photo/Paramount, Phil Bray)   (Associated Press)
Cast member Homayoun Ershadi arrives at the premiere of "The Kite Runner" in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/ Matt Sayles)   (Associated Press)
Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada and Zekeria Ebrahimi appear in "The Kite Runner."   (© Dreamworks; Paramount Vantage)
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