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Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Kid Stays In the Picture, The (2002) a score of 2.9035 out of 4

based on (72) reviews

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Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

A candy store for film buffs. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

This stuff is golden. Directors Brett Morgan and Nanette Burstein make sure the movie goes down like potato chips. It's great fun and compulsively watchable. And don't leave before Dustin Hoffman makes a hilarious appearance as the credits roll. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Film Threat (Ron Wells)

I've already seen at least 20 documentaries this year. They've left me amused, sad, informed, bored, pissed-off, whatever. I'm willing to bet, though, that I don't see another this year as richly entertaining or as cathartic as The Kid Stays in the ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Film Threat (Ron Wells)

Boston Globe (Ty Burr)

Implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most American of businesses, and for that reason it may be the most oddly honest Hollywood document of all. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)

Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

Has to be one of the must-see films for any student of Hollywood fame and infamy. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)

An imaginative self-profile of producer Robert Evans, could well be the most totally irresistible movie of the summer. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)

Slate (David Edelstein)

A breezy hoot, and it's gorgeous to look at. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)

The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)

One of the funniest, and most telling, films of the year. The filmmakers call "Kid" a documentary, but the movie is one of the unusual kind that is firmly lodged inside the subject's perspective. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

A new documentary about the life of this producer who put together one of the most remarkable winning streaks in Hollywood history, and followed it with a losing streak that almost destroyed him. It's one of the most honest films ever made about ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)

Evans makes a terrific raconteur, imitating voices and putting us behind the scenes. ...read the complete Kid Stays In the Picture movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)