Rotten
"Turbo Kid" isn't really more mature than its raw generic parts, nor is it clever enough to disarm viewers who want to regress to childhood without feeling guilty for that naive impulse.
Simon Abrams, RogerEbert.com
Turbo Kid
This is the future... This is the year 1997.
2015 · 1h 35m · Not Rated
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Directed by
François Simard
,
Anouk Whissell
,
Yoann-Karl Whissell
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Turbo Kid
Overview
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, an orphaned teen must battle a ruthless warlord to save the girl of his dreams.
Director and cast
- François Simard Director
- Anouk Whissell Director
- Yoann-Karl Whissell Director
- Munro Chambers as The Kid
- Laurence Leboeuf as Apple
- Michael Ironside as Zeus
- Aaron Jeffery as Frederic
- Edwin Wright as Skeletron
- Romano Orzari as Bagu
- Steeve Léonard as Scout
- Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen as Female Guard
- Yves Corbeil as Turbo Général
- Evan Manoukian as Young The Kid
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
87%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Made for ironicists, Turbo Kid, in its endearingly goofy way, says good things about the power reserves of our childhood - an inner superhero we can call upon when needed.
Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail
Rotten
The whole thing looks like it cost its writer-directors, Francois Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell, oh, maybe $1.98.
Soren Anderson, Seattle Times
Fresh
It may be that, while watching the nine-figure reboot of Mad Max, there was a part of you that yearned for the $1.98 version. If so, Turbo Kid is for you.
Jim Slotek, Toronto Sun
Fresh
With nods to Mad Max and a fun synth soundtrack, Turbo Kid packs plenty of retro affection and loopy fun, but its over-the-top violence gets tiresome; think Monty Python's Black Knight on endless repeat.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
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