Synopsis
Athletic twelve-year-old Maddy shares an enthusiasm for mountain climbing with her father Tom. Unfortunately, Tom suffers a spinal injury while scaling Mount Everest, and his family is unable to afford the surgery that can save him. Maddy decides to get the money for her father's operation by robbing a high-security bank. She relies on her climbing skills and help from her friends to pull it off successfully.
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Cast
- Kristen StewartMaddy Phillips
- Max ThieriotGus
- Corbin BleuAustin
- Jennifer BealsMolly Phillips
- Sam RobardsTom Phillips
- John Carroll LynchMr. Hartman
- James Le GrosFerrell
- Michael Des BarresBrisbane
- Stark SandsBrad
- Lennie LoftinFlagler
Recommendations
- 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Cast and crew have a blast making a family movie that spoofs its James Bond-like premise, is jam-packed with action, sweaty-palm suspense and adventurous, high-tech fun effects, and yet never loses its at-the-core heart and sympathies. - 63
New York Daily News
A passable, but entirely uninspired "Spy Kids" wanna-be. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
There's a little humor, a little suspense, and not a hint of reality. You'll tune out quickly, unless you're 11. - 50
The New York Times
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. - 38
Chicago Tribune
It's a juicy premise, but the enactment is so dumbed-down -- by turns preposterous and predictable -- that you couldn't possibly fault your jaded children for yawning and rolling their eyes. - 33
Entertainment Weekly
''Kid'' seeks to ''empower'' its target audience of recent Pokémon grads with an adult antihero desperation that feels preemptive and inappropriate. - 30
Dallas Observer
Lackadaisical feel of the film; Freundlich is unable to generate much suspense. - 30
Washington Post
Offers little in the way of originality, real excitement or even genuinely transgressive behavior.
