The Kid & I

Name: The Kid & I
Genre: Comedy
Released: December 2, 2005
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 37
Cast: Eric Gores, Joe Mantegna, Tom Arnold

2005

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Slowhand Cinema Releasing | Release Date: December 2, 2005 | PG-13

Starring: Eric Gores, Joe Mantegna, Tom Arnold

Summary: Loosely based on a true story, this unique and inspiring comedy is a buddy movie with a fresh twist. (Wheels Up Films)

Director: Penelope Spheeris

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 93 min

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Roger Ebert

Not a great film, but you know what? It achieves what it sets out to achieve, and it isn't boring, and it kept me intrigued and involved. As an actor, Eric Gores creates an engaging and convincing character that I liked and cared about -- and believed. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

It is difficult to imagine anyone but Spheeris pulling off this movie, undercutting all mawkishness, bringing to it nuance and shading, not to mention wit. The result is an enjoyable family movie. Read full review

John Anderson

It's the weird proximity of fact and fiction that could push this Penelope Spheeris-directed comedy into another cultish realm entirely. Read full review

Mark Olsen

Gores certainly seems to be enjoying himself, and diplomacy and plain old good taste prevent one from saying much of anything about his screen performance. Arnold doesn't merit such kindness, nor does producer and director Penelope Spheeris, whose work barely rates above the level of rote competence. Read full review

Robert K. Elder

Though The Kid & I falters as both a comedy and an After School Special, it works as a rather touching episode of "This is Your Life," with a parade of cameos from Arnold's career that'll coax a sniffle or two from his family. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Arnold's heart is in the right place, but somebody needs to save him from himself - and soon. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

THE mesmerizingly awful The Kid & I is a historic first: a comedy about the making of a vanity production that is ITSELF a vanity production. Read full review

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