
Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis) is a wealthy L.A. image consultant, but as he nears 40, he's cynical, dogless, chickless, estranged from his father (Daniel von Bargen), and he has no memories of his childhood. One night he surprises an intruder (Spencer Breslin), who turns out to be a kid, almost 8 years old. There's something oddly familiar about the chubby lad, whose name is Rusty. The boy's identity sparks a journey into Russ's past that the two of them take - to find the key m... (Full plot summary below)
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Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis) is a wealthy L.A. image consultant, but as he nears 40, he's cynical, dogless, chickless, estranged from his father (Daniel von Bargen), and he has no memories of his childhood. One night he surprises an intruder (Spencer Breslin), who turns out to be a kid, almost 8 years old. There's something oddly familiar about the chubby lad, whose name is Rusty. The boy's identity sparks a journey into Russ's past that the two of them take - to find the key moment that has defined who Russ is. Two long-suffering women look on with disbelief: Russ's secretary, Janet(Lily Tomlin), and his assistant, the lovely Amy, to whom Rusty takes a shine. What, and who, is at the end of this journey?
Leave your thoughts about The Kid.
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA forced, frenetic farce which tries to be both comedic and touching, but fails on both counts. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt has a balanced mixture of adult sentimentalities and childish comedy that should bring both children and adults into the same movie theater... |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrToo bad The Kid gets bogged down in its sentimental manipulations. It has more going for it than you might suppose. |
| Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttDisney's The Kid is a better movie than it has any right to be. |
| MoviolaJorge Avila AndradeNo es apta para personas amargadas o resentidas con la vida, sino parta aquellos que tienen corazón de pollo y alma de niño |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff ViceDollops out cheap sentimentality by the spoonful. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames Sanford...revives that "inner child" pop-psychology drivel that was popular for about two months back in 1991. ...a syrupy second act full of painful memories involving sick parents, handicapped dogs (no joke!) and forgotten ambitions. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA compelling movie that challenges us to confront our inner child and incidents in the past which have deeply influenced us. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyDirector Jon Turteltaub's insistence upon hammering every point home with giant closeups and relentless musical underlining makes this insufferably cloying and sickly sweet. |
| Movie MomNell MinowOnly the hardest heats will refuse to be warmed. |