Kneecap

"Has laughs, smarts and verve to spare."

"I challenge anybody not to be pulled in by the excitement of this film."

"This is the right way for a pop group (let’s call them that) to move to the big screen."

"A riotous delight that will have even the most staid audiences ready to flip the bird."

"The musical sequences have originality, comedy and freedom."

"Sweary, crude and brilliantly political."

"A rude, scruffy winner, a music bio/cash-in reconfigured as a deadly serious prank."

"Bridges political substance and crowd-pleasing entertainment."

"A bracing celebration of rebellion."

"Hard-punching and cheerfully riotous."

"Finds rude wit and edge to underscore its needle-drop righteousness."

"Rebellious, riotous, and one of the funniest films of Sundance 2024."

"The cultural instruction and stars-are-born cliches get delivered with uproarious comedy and beats that would impress Dr. Dre."

"Good thing the Kneecap boys are genuinely unhinged and amusingly louche."

"It runs out of story about midway through."

"This doesn’t feel cheeky or intellectualised. It feels local and authentic."

"Heart and authenticity in spades."

"Lands its ideas with bracingly entertaining vigour."

"A clarion call to every anti-colonial movement, and it’s fun!"

"You may not like them. You will, however, know exactly why they matter."