Catch That Kid Critic Reviews

Catch That Kid respects all of the requirements of the genre, and the heist itself is worthy of "Ocean's Eleven" (either one; take your pick).Read the full review

Flatters its audience by dividing the grown-up world into mean idiots and nice idiots, which might be interestingly subversive if the movie had anything on its mind. Instead, it's just a Hollywood crash course: Heist Films 101. Read the full review

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. Read the full review

An action romp with heart. If that heart is somewhat misguided, it's hard to deny the family-friendly thrills and spills along the way. Read the full review

What started out with the feel of a tight little kids' thriller turns into a Nickelodeon afternoon movie.Read the full review

''Kid'' seeks to ''empower'' its target audience of recent Pokémon grads with an adult antihero desperation that feels preemptive and inappropriate.Read the full review

Feels like a prolonged episode of "Power Rangers" minus the colorful costumes. Whatever charm the original had was clearly lost in translation, resulting in a tedious exercise that 6- to 10-year-olds may find mildly diverting. Read the full review

The film combines dour heroes with a drab look, and the string of "Don't try this at home"-style stunts should underwhelm even viewers too young for James Bond or XXX. Read the full review

Offers little in the way of originality, real excitement or even genuinely transgressive behavior. Read the full review