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Avg. Critic Score: 33 out of 100 Generally unfavorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
8 Iffy for 8+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Catch That Kid respects all of the requirements of the genre, and the heist itself is worthy of "Ocean's Eleven" (either one; take your pick). Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | C.W. Nevius

    What started out with the feel of a tight little kids' thriller turns into a Nickelodeon afternoon movie. Read full review

  • 50
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    An action romp with heart. If that heart is somewhat misguided, it's hard to deny the family-friendly thrills and spills along the way. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Dave Kehr

    Mr. Freundlich's naturalistic sensibility gets in the way of the film's broad fantasy elements, turning what might have been a stylized romp like Robert Rodriguez's "Spy Kids" into something a little too real for comfort. Read full review

  • 33
    Entertainment Weekly | Scott Brown

    ''Kid'' seeks to ''empower'' its target audience of recent Pokémon grads with an adult antihero desperation that feels preemptive and inappropriate. Read full review

  • 30
    Variety |

    Feels like a prolonged episode of "Power Rangers" minus the colorful costumes. Whatever charm the original had was clearly lost in translation, resulting in a tedious exercise that 6- to 10-year-olds may find mildly diverting. Read full review

  • 30
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    Offers little in the way of originality, real excitement or even genuinely transgressive behavior. Read full review

  • 25
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    Kid's tone is off 100% of the time. The young actors are irredeemably bland, and two of the adults (Michael Des Barres' bank president, James LeGros' Storm Trooper-like security guard) are hammy enough to make James Brown seem controlled. Read full review

  • 20
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    The movie isn't only boring; it's troubling: Read full review

  • 20
    Los Angeles Times | Manohla Dargis

    Serviceable trash. It looks and moves like a low-end action movie, complete with thumping soundtrack, nanosecond-fast edits, stunts that probably look scary to anyone who doesn't know better and even a third-act police chase through downtown L.A. In other words, it's Bruckheimer for babies. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 8+ Painfully bad. A real head-scratcher.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie has some crude humor and schoolyard language. Characters are in peril, including a car chase scene that might be too intense for younger children. Some children may also be upset when Maddy's father is paralyzed. The real parental concern, however, is the movie's apparent endorsement of lying, cheating, stealing, manipulation, and irresponsible behavior.
  • Families can talk about what made Maddy decide that it was all right for her to steal from the bank. How did she consider the risks and the benefits? A famous study several years ago found that when presented with a question like the one Maddy faced -- should you steal in order to get medical treatment for a family member -- boys were more likely to say yes and girls were more likely to say no. Why do you think that might be? Families could also talk about the lies Maddy tells and the lie her mother tells.
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Lying, cheating, stealing, manipulation, and irresponsible behavior are condoned. Some crude humor.
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence and scariness: Characters in peril, a car chase scene that may be too intense for younger children.
  • sex false0 Sexy stuff: Kisses on cheeks.
  • language false0 Language: Some schoolyard words, including "retard".
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false0 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue
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