The Kid Detective

  • 2021


MOVIE IS nostalgic intriguing easygoing excellent different
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84 % Certified Fresh
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 18
Negative reviews 3
Average Rating 3.6/5
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4.5
Mixes deadpan humor with an intriguing mystery and film noir style, acknowledging its goofy premise while building a surprisingly engrossing plot. You Tube
4.5
And now hes hitting bottom, drinking deep the dumpster juice of failure. Decider
4.5
Writer director Evan Morgans deft screenplay balances a taut crime story against a textured character study. The Guardian
1.5
I heard Brody on a podcast a couple of months ago say that Kid Detective is the best thing hes ever done. Pajiba
4.5
The visceral negotiation between ones former glory and failure tainted adulthood is at the heart of The Kid Detective, haunting its sad sack of a prot .. Variety
5.0
Abes self destruction doesnt come off as self indulgent, either; even if hes a bit dishevelled, he is trying his best. Digital Spy
4.5
Ray Shoesmith (Scott Ryan) is your everyday, dry humoured, classic Aussie bloke. Stuff
1.5
Alone Streaming on Hulu As far as low profile genre filmmakers go, you cant do much better than John Hyams. The Ringer
4.5
The Kid Detective The Kid Detective is anchored by an excellent performance by Adam Brody as Abe. The Hindu
3.1
The Kid Detective carries a high your mileage may vary quotient. Ask me in a week and I might hate it. Ask me in two weeks and I may defend it to the .. Movie Cricket
4.0
The Kid Detective forces us to add Morgan on a list of directors to watch.
4.5
One of the major surprises of this year, and essential viewing for anyone whos been fiending for a good mystery or trying to bypass their own system o .. Nashville Scene
3.5
The Kid Detective satisfies a craving for a different type of detective story with its dark comedy and a sharp script that it handles with a deft hand .. Ready Steady Cut
3.0
Perhaps too easygoing, the film never quite transcends the sum of its parts. Always Good Movies
3.0
But the films main focus isnt the plot, its Abe a man shattered by the weight of expectations. Planet S Magazine
3.0
Now, almost at the big Four O hes living off past gloriesIm Abe Applebaum! Richard Crouse
1.5
Morgan wrings drollery out of subverting genre conventions, such as not letting Abe get away scot free when hes caught hiding in a young girls closet. Review Film Review
4.0
Brody gives this cartoonish thirty year old battered by childhood expectations just the right amount of cynicism and hope.
3.0
Casting Adam Brody as the detective whos known by his hometown when he was younger is perfect. FILMHOUNDS Magazine
4.5
The sharp script balances a satisfying character study with a lean, often nostalgic crime caper, and the film doesnt just turn conventions on their he .. The People's Movies
3.0
The Kid Detective proves its worth with a solid lead performance from Brody in this cynical study of suburbia. Rogers TV



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