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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyResult hovers a little uncertainly between dark comedy and urban drama, but remains compelling thanks to its gritty narrative texture, nervous energy and loose, jumpy structure, which fit well with the DV-shot production's no-frills approach.
- 67The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonTaylor makes the most of his tiny budget with creative editing and shooting, though his New York City is anemic, narrow, and underpopulated, and his constant repetition of the same damn 60 seconds of music becomes excruciating.
- 63TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxIf you know there's so such place as Avenue E in the East Village, or if you've ever taken a bath in your kitchen, this one's for you.
- 50Village VoiceBenjamin StrongVillage VoiceBenjamin StrongShot on a modest DV budget, Kill the Poor isn't pretty, but it's a balanced look at the dirty politics of gentrification.
- There's potential here for an incendiary riff on gentrification and its discontents, but the result is only lukewarm. While the ensemble is as pungent as its assorted clichés will permit, the cruddy video photography and haphazard organization of plot blunt the wry thrust of the material.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickSort of a poor man's "Rent" - minus the music and the AIDS - and much blander than the title would have you expect.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumAs an overwrought, overacted drama, Kill the Poor is negligible.