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Movie critics combined give Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) a score of 2.9035 out of 4
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.28 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Variety (Todd McCarthy)Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Opulently produced, fittingly enough, and quite entertaining as a surface ride through the up, down and somewhat up again life of one of the New Hollywood's most colorful characters. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Is legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans feeding us a load of crap in this documentary? When it's this much fun, who really ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
A witty, colorful and poignant account of the life and times of producer Robert Evans. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Evans has as distinctive an American voice as Mark Twain or Vin Scully, and the directors wisely let him do the talking. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.17 out of 4 stars for UTK Daily Beacon (David Blaylock)UTK Daily Beacon (David Blaylock)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.12 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Howe)Washington Post (Desson Howe)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.12 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.07 out of 4 stars for Entertain Your Brain! - ReviewEntertain Your Brain! - Review
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.03 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Fantasy, not honesty, is the point of The Kid Stays in the Picture. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Ray Conlogue)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Ray Conlogue)
The best thing the film does is to show us not only what that mind looks like, but how the creative process itself operates: messily, erratically, outside of most people's morality, but with a force and purposiveness that makes the machinations of the ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Ray Conlogue)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Fascinating. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Robert Evans has been variously described as the Hugh Hefner of Hollywood, a Tinseltown Gatsby, the Lancelot of the backlot. The tags fit but incompletely capture the mystique of the figure whose story is spun in The Kid Stays in the ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Occasionally feels a bit suffocating, like being trapped at a party by a drunkard who won't shut up until he tells you his entire life story. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Megan Lehmann)New York Post (Megan Lehmann)
A compelling portrait of a matchless man, who's still going strong at 72. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at New York Post (Megan Lehmann)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.99 out of 4 stars for DVD TimesDVD Times
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.99 out of 4 stars for Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.97 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.95 out of 4 stars for Currentfilm.com DVD ReviewCurrentfilm.com DVD Review
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.93 out of 4 stars for DVD Authority (Christopher Bligh)DVD Authority (Christopher Bligh)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.93 out of 4 stars for Dr. Gore's movie reviewsDr. Gore's movie reviews
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.93 out of 4 stars for Planet Sick-BoyPlanet Sick-Boy
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.91 out of 4 stars for CultureDose.net (Lee Chase IV)CultureDose.net (Lee Chase IV)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.89 out of 4 stars for filethirteen.com Reviewfilethirteen.com Review
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.89 out of 4 stars for Movie Gazette (Anton Bitel)Movie Gazette (Anton Bitel)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.87 out of 4 stars for Currentfilm.com ReviewCurrentfilm.com Review
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.87 out of 4 stars for d+kaz . intelligent movie reviews (Daniel Kasman)d+kaz . intelligent movie reviews (Daniel Kasman)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.85 out of 4 stars for Past Picks (Jimmy Gillman)Past Picks (Jimmy Gillman)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.81 out of 4 stars for Haro OnlineHaro Online
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
Evans, in effect, is the real producer here, and the film, which mostly consists of artfully blended archival footage, comes across like a last will and testament. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for LowComDom Online Film ReviewsLowComDom Online Film Reviews
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
If you ever suspected that assholes are running the world, this documentary adapting producer and former actor Robert Evans's autobiography, narrated with relish by Evans himself--the cinematic equivalent of a Vanity Fair article, complete with tuxes and ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for PopMattersPopMatters
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for New Times (L.A.) (Robert Wilonsky)New Times (L.A.) (Robert Wilonsky)
It's either the world's greatest infomercial for fame (and its omnipresent companion, notoriety) or the saddest eulogy of all. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at New Times (L.A.) (Robert Wilonsky)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.77 out of 4 stars for Natural Born ViewersNatural Born Viewers
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.77 out of 4 stars for Plume-Noire.com Film ReviewPlume-Noire.com Film Review
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for CultureDose.net (John Nesbit)CultureDose.net (John Nesbit)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.74 out of 4 stars for Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info PageMichael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.72 out of 4 stars for Reel.com DVD review (Kim Morgan)Reel.com DVD review (Kim Morgan)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.71 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.70 out of 4 stars for Reel.com (Pam Grady)Reel.com (Pam Grady)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
This is classic Hollywood, at its best and worst, sticky rich and scabrous. It may not be the truth, per se, but it sure sounds good. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.67 out of 4 stars for The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.64 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.64 out of 4 stars for Jordan Hiller on FilmJordan Hiller on Film
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.62 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews with Laura & Robin CliffordReeling Reviews with Laura & Robin Clifford
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for DVDfanatic (Lisa Zlotnick)DVDfanatic (Lisa Zlotnick)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.59 out of 4 stars for BBCi - FilmsBBCi - Films
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.58 out of 4 stars for Flak Magazine (James Norton)Flak Magazine (James Norton)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.53 out of 4 stars for Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
The best part is during the closing credits. Dustin Hoffman does a brilliant, dead-on impression of Evans that captures the essence of the man more than all the self-serving grandiosity that preceded it. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
If Hollywood is really a dream factory, then it's the movie moguls and movie stars who live that dream to the hilt. In the late 1970s few lived quite as large as Robert Evans. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for Offoffoff.com, the guide to alternative New YorkOffoffoff.com, the guide to alternative New York
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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) scores a combined 2.51 out of 4 stars for TheWorldJournal.comTheWorldJournal.com
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