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The filmmaker uses the period setting to comment on a range of still-relevant contemporary inequities faced by the marginalized...

The Kitchen was a disappointment. It’s not enough like the comic to convince comic fans to see it, and it’s not good enough on its own to advise people to run to the theaters to see it either.

It’s almost shocking how lifeless, bland, and even pointless this comic book adaptation’s dialogue is, only matched by its lazy, anemic plot twist.

The plot never feels constructed in a manner that supports a natural progression in the story, leaving the setups to feel quite accelerated and the latter half of the film to suffer from a slow and dull pace.