Kill Your Darlings, starring Daniel Radcliffe, just had its world premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and we’ve compiled several positive initial reactions from critics and festival-goers.
Starring Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Jack Huston, Elizabeth Olsen, Michael C. Hall and Ben Foster, Kill Your Darlings tells the story of Beat poets Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs circa 1944. John Krokidas made his directorial debut with the film.
Initial reactions compiled from Twitter can be found below:
Kill Your Darlings is terrific: Unhinged as it catches fire, taut as it ratchets suspense. Spit-take one-liners, great perfs across board.
— Logan Hill (@loganhill33) January 19, 2013
Big applause for Kill Your Darlings at its first showing #Sundance. Dan Radcliffe ain’t Harry potter anymore!
— Piya Sinha-Roy (@PiyaSRoy) January 19, 2013
Kill Your Darlings is unexpectedly sharp. Performances enhanced by production value. Really impressive debut by John Krokidas. #Sundance
— Matt Patches (@misterpatches) January 19, 2013
Kill Your Darlings is an absolutely beautiful film on every level. Lots of emotion. Loved it.
— Kailey Marsh (@KaileyMarsh) January 19, 2013
Gripping and dark literary origin story in #Sundance Beat Gen drama KILL YOUR DARLINGS w @danielradcliffe, Ben Foster & @danedehaan
— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) January 19, 2013
Kill Your Darlings – a compelling look at the baby Beats with standout perfs by Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan. #Sundance
— Alonso Duralde (@ADuralde) January 19, 2013
Mainstream media takeaway from Kill Your Darlings: Harry Potter kisses the Chronicle guy. #Sundance
— Alonso Duralde (@ADuralde) January 19, 2013
Radcliffe rolls the dice with his career and wins. #killyourdarlings
— cassian elwes (@cassianelwes) January 19, 2013
‘Kill Your Darrlings’ had some fantastic performances all around. Fascinating story about Ginsberg’s involvement in a murder #Sundance
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) January 19, 2013
The film doesn’t have a release date because it hasn’t been picked up for distribution. It may get purchased at Sundance.
Are you excited to see ‘Kill Your Darlings’?
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