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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Not a great film, but you know what? It achieves what it sets out to achieve, and it isn't boring, and it kept me intrigued and involved. As an actor, Eric Gores creates an engaging and convincing character that I liked and cared about -- and believed. Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    It is difficult to imagine anyone but Spheeris pulling off this movie, undercutting all mawkishness, bringing to it nuance and shading, not to mention wit. The result is an enjoyable family movie. Read full review

  • 60
    Variety |

    It's the weird proximity of fact and fiction that could push this Penelope Spheeris-directed comedy into another cultish realm entirely. Read full review

  • 58
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Wayne's World's Penelope Spheeris directs and also plays herself, in a movie with a message as self-congratulatory as it is meta: All problems are surmountable when selfless Hollywooders work extra, extra hard, pulling together ''for the kid.'' Read full review

  • 50
    The Onion A.V. Club | Tasha Robinson

    Shamelessly manipulating his audience, wallowing in his highly questionable premise, and above all mocking himself, Arnold bulls ahead enthusiastically and without reservation, and in the process, he brings something like dignity to one of the least dignified movies in recent history. Read full review

  • 40
    L.A. Weekly | Mark Olsen

    Gores certainly seems to be enjoying himself, and diplomacy and plain old good taste prevent one from saying much of anything about his screen performance. Arnold doesn't merit such kindness, nor does producer and director Penelope Spheeris, whose work barely rates above the level of rote competence. Read full review

  • 40
    Village Voice | Ben Kenigsberg

    Qualifies as the most indulgent kind of homemade project, laden with tediously inspirational dialogue and visuals that seem shot through half-fizzled Yuengling. Kudos to Gores, at least, for acquitting himself as an actor. Read full review

  • 38
    Chicago Tribune | Robert K. Elder

    Though The Kid & I falters as both a comedy and an After School Special, it works as a rather touching episode of "This is Your Life," with a parade of cameos from Arnold's career that'll coax a sniffle or two from his family. Read full review

  • 38
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    Arnold's heart is in the right place, but somebody needs to save him from himself - and soon. Read full review

  • 30
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    Good intentions do not guarantee good movies, or even watchable ones. A sad case in point is The Kid and I. Read full review

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