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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 85TheWrapSteve PondTheWrapSteve PondKiss the Future is a portrait of a city and a people who used culture to fight back; it’s also the story of a rock ‘n’ roll band exploring the limits of how its music can impact the real world. Above all else, though, it’s a rich and moving chronicle of the use of art as both a weapon and a means to salvation.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThis movie is a time-capsule of Europe’s recent tragic past.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckA touching reminder of music's ability to change the world.
- 80NMELou ThomasNMELou ThomasIt’s easy to question the motives of pop stars who get behind a cause, but the end-product here is a joyful night for people who’ve experienced unimaginable hardship. Cynicism can (and should) be put aside for now.
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThe story that Kiss the Future tells — culminating in U2’s 1997 concert in Sarajevo, two years after the Dayton Peace Agreement — offers an admirably potent blend of darkness and light. Specifically, the light that can emerge from darkness.
- 75RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comKiss The Future uses hope, joy and love of art as its foundation for building its thesis on how the arts unifies, how it scares people in power and how it helped rebuild a city you’ll want to visit after seeing this film.
- 70Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala Halligan[A] polished yet unexpectedly affecting documentary.
- 70VarietyChris WillmanVarietyChris WillmanIn a sense, Kiss the Future is the story of a long-distance romance, between a superstar rock quartet reaching its peak and a once-grand metropolis that’s bottoming out.
- 70The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldThis is history told through emotions as much as through well-documented events, conveying both the resilience of Sarajevans and the power of pop music (without falling into too much celebrity self-regard).