Fresh
It's not the big movie of summer 2000 that everyone's been waiting for, but it's solid, if ultimately uninspired, July entertainment.
Peter Brunette, Film.com
The Kid
Nobody ever grows up quite like they imagined.
2000 · 1h 44m · PG
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Jon Turteltaub
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The Kid
Overview
An unhappy, disliked image consultant gets a second shot at life when he is mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
49%
Tomatometer
Fresh
By rights The Kid should be dreadful. Surprisingly enough, it often soars to heights of not bad.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Rotten
It's unlikely anyone would ever mistake this clunky, if big-hearted, fable-fantasy for an actual classic -- or even classic Disney.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Rotten
Nothing is very believable in the film.
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Never really sparks much insight beyond the implied simplistic homily: 'You're never too old to change.'
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
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