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  • 70
    Variety | David Rooney

    Result 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. Read full review

  • 67
    The Onion A.V. Club | Tasha Robinson

    Taylor 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. Read full review

  • 63
    TV Guide | Ken Fox

    If 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. Read full review

  • 50
    New York Post | Lou Lumenick

    Sort of a poor man's "Rent" - minus the music and the AIDS - and much blander than the title would have you expect. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times |

    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 clichs will permit, the cruddy video photography and haphazard organization of plot blunt the wry thrust of the material. Read full review

  • 50
    Village Voice | Benjamin Strong

    Shot on a modest DV budget, Kill the Poor isn't pretty, but it's a balanced look at the dirty politics of gentrification. Read full review

  • 42
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    As an overwrought, overacted drama, Kill the Poor is negligible. Read full review

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