KICKS is a virtual three-hander about a couple of teenage girls and their obsession with a handsome young footballer. To this end, they arrange to spend a night with the man, only for the ugly truth about him to emerge during the course of a torrid few hours.
To be fair, the premise isn't a bad one with plenty of potential for drama and intrigue, but KICKS does nothing with it and the film as a whole soon fizzles out. The low budget is apparent in the poor quality of the performances coming from Jamie Doyle (wooden) and Nicola Burley (no presence). Kerrie Hayes is by far the best thing in this, delivering a real star-making turn, and it's no surprise that out of the three she's the one who's gone on to the likes of TV miniseries THE MILL.
In the end, though, it's the almost overwhelming boredom that brings KICKS to its knees. The characters are unlikeable and while there's some fun to be had from the rather nihilistic look at celebrity in the modern age, it all feels weak and afraid to follow through with the set-up. KICKS is one of those films where absolutely nothing happens and you'd be far better off doing something else than watch it.
