The Kitchen (2023)

• Year: 2023
• Released: 19 Jan 2024
• Country: United Kingdom, United States
• Adwords: 2 wins
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4460800/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_kitchen
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
• Runtime: 107 min
• Writer: Daniel Kaluuya, Joe Murtagh
• Director: Daniel Kaluuya, Kibwe Tavares
• Cast: Kano, Jedaiah Bannerman, Hope Ikpoku Jnr
• Keywords: london, england, dystopia, urban decay, 2040s,

	5.0/10
	24% – Critics
	69% – Audience

The Kitchen Storyline

In a dystopian London, the gap between rich and poor has been stretched to its limits. All forms of social housing have been eradicated and only The Kitchen remains. A community that refuses to move out of the place they call home. This is where we meet a solitary Izi, living here by necessity and desperately trying to find a way out, and a 12-year-old Benji, who has lost his mother and is searching for a family. We follow our unlikely pair as they struggle to forge a relationship in a system that is stacked against them.

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The Kitchen Movie Reviews

Not for me… wasted potential for a great movie

Together with my husband we were excited to watch this movie and saved it for Sunday evening.

As we were watching we kept on looking at each other with the expression “Do you understand what is going on? When will the storyline start?”.

I appreciate the actors and acting but the script and dialogues are a total failure. It’s was just very boring.

It had so much potential for the development of the storyline and character building – just adding some back stories about the main characters would already make it so much more interesting. They could have at least told us a bit more about Izi and Tina or the reason for her death.

Wasted potential.

The trailer is very misleading

You’ve probably seen the trailer, it looks a bit futuristic, characters in future slums with high tech messages on the mirror etc.

But that’s the sci fi you will get from this movie. I feel like they read up on rules to meet the BARE minimum requirements to label it a sci fi.

They didn’t even do that very well. Some things were meant to look futuristic but were way behind where we are today.

Then there are the 2 dimensional characters and the extremely thin story line, if you can call it a story line. To top that off they drag out so many scenes for no apparent reason.

1 hour in my wife and I looked at each other wondering what this was about and when the movie was going to actually start. If these were indeed the main characters and when we would learn a bit more about them. We never did.

You never get to know any characters but you suddenly see why people liked one character and we don’t really know why.

I’ve never seen my wife yawn so many times in a row but I know it will be a while before she forgives me for wasting our Friday night on this “sci fi”.

I can’t really recommend this for any reason.

Lost and underwhelmed

The Kitchen portrays a destitute community grappling with eviction and poverty, with the protagonist, Izi, employed at a funeral home. It is here that he encounters Benji and takes him under his wing. Izi’s aspiration is to transcend the challenges of the Kitchen and secure a more promising dwelling, and the film delves into the evolving dynamics of Izi and Benji’s relationship.

Despite its dystopian backdrop, the movie’s futuristic elements predominantly influence its visual aesthetics rather than substantively shaping the narrative. Without these futuristic elements, it could easily have been an episode on Top Boy.

Throughout the film, the lack of a cohesive direction leaves viewers disconnected from the characters. The conclusion, in particular, proves to be notably unsatisfying, offering little resolution to pivotal events that transpired earlier.

Jedaiah Bannerman’s portrayal of Benji suffers from lackluster acting, exacerbated by dialogue that comes across as uninspired. In contrast, Hope Ikpoku Jnr, in the role of Staples, stands out as the one actor who excels within the constraints of limited screen time.

Regrettably, the film falls short of expectations, and it is hoped that both the director and the writers can refine their storytelling skills to deliver a more engaging cinematic experience in the future.