Movies don’t come much more R-rated than "Kneecap." This comedy biopic about the Irish hip-hop group of the same name is probably the most crude movie I’ve ever seen. This is definitely not a flick you want to watch with your parents. But you’d be a fool to dismiss it as skippable vulgarity. There’s much more to “Kneecap” than just curse words and adult scenes.
I’ve seen a lot of movies this year (101 in theaters to be exact), and “Kneecap” ranks right up there with the best of them. It’s not only the funniest movie I’ve seen over the past 12 months, but one of the most relentlessly entertaining. Plus, as somebody with deep roots in Northern Ireland (both my parents are from there), its exploration of Irish identity, and the region’s unique political and social challenges spoke to me on a personal level.
