This was one of the only books I had to read for school that wasn't terrible. The movie was good and stuck to the book, but it didn't suck me in as much as the book did and felt kind of rushed. The cast was perfect though.

A beautiful film. A beautiful story about friendship and redemption. A culturally fascinating piece partially set in Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion and during the Taliban years. I was rivetted from beginning to end although I never got emo... (read more) A beautiful film. A beautiful story about friendship and redemption. A culturally fascinating piece partially set in Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion and during the Taliban years. I was rivetted from beginning to end although I never got emotionally involved in the plight of the characters.

First off, Khaled Hosseini's book was absolutely astounding. It's one of the greatest pieces I've ever read, and I also read it recently, so although I desperately wanted the movie to live up to the greatness of the novel, I knew it wasn't possible f... (read more) First off, Khaled Hosseini's book was absolutely astounding. It's one of the greatest pieces I've ever read, and I also read it recently, so although I desperately wanted the movie to live up to the greatness of the novel, I knew it wasn't possible for the film to encompass the book's heart. So without a colored perception, looking at the movie as a standalone production, it was a beautiful piece of storytelling. I don't want to compare to the book, but a few of the notable flaws were the lack of development in the Amir-Hassan relationship (and Amir's guilt)and a few crucial missing moments. The novel had class, it was beyond profound, and gut-wrenching. Maybe its awe can only be fully grasped in text. But the movie itself was perfectly cast, and visually captured emotion. And I felt good at the end of it, which I rarely do after seeing a screen-adaptation of a favorite book.

I hated this book but I can see why people like it. The screenplay really failed to even remotely impress me.

I haven't read the book and do not know how well the movie has managed to adapt the story, however I felt something was missing in every character portrayal! That element which might have turned the book into such an instant success! And the cinemato... (read more) I haven't read the book and do not know how well the movie has managed to adapt the story, however I felt something was missing in every character portrayal! That element which might have turned the book into such an instant success! And the cinematography didn't do the potentials which the locations offered justice!

The measured mise-en-scène is fine for the boyhood scenes. Character-building alternates with brief bursts of image music, such as the kite-flying contest that fills the Kabul sky with darting, colourful fabric-birds.

In a movie about a storyteller (Amir as an adult in America is played by Khalid Abdalla) the storytelling pace moves between deliberate and sluggish.

The Kite Runner is a compelling and uplifting tale that exposes the viewer to an unfamiliar, fascinating culture and a family dynamic that is recognizable and nuanced.

There's a lethargy and a reverence about this film that seem misplaced, as though Forster and screenwriter David Benioff thought they were adapting a sacred text and forgot they were making drama.

A humane and enriching motion picture experience that soars and takes flight as a first class piece of filmmaking.