The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Kid
Fantasy · Comedy · Family · 2000
An unhappy, disliked image consultant gets a second shot at life when he is mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself.
Movie details
The Kid
“Nobody ever grows up quite like they imagined.”
2000 Fantasy · Comedy · Family 1h 44m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
An unhappy, disliked image consultant gets a second shot at life when he is mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Kid?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Kermit's Swamp Years
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jon Turteltaub
Written by
Audrey Wells
Bruce Willis
Russ Duritz
Spencer Breslin
Rusty Duritz
Emily Mortimer
Amy
Lily Tomlin
Janet
Jean Smart
Deirdre Lefever
Chi McBride
Kenny
Daniel von Bargen
Sam Duritz
Court is in session
Put The Kid on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.