The Kid & I
Slowhand Cinema Releasing | Release Date: December 2, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
6

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger 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
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin 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
60
VarietyJohn 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
58
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Wayne's World's Penelope Spheeris directs and also plays herself, in a movie with a message as self-congratulatory as it is meta: All problems are surmountable when selfless Hollywooders work extra, extra hard, pulling together ''for the kid.'' Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
Shamelessly manipulating his audience, wallowing in his highly questionable premise, and above all mocking himself, Arnold bulls ahead enthusiastically and without reservation, and in the process, he brings something like dignity to one of the least dignified movies in recent history. Read full review
40
Village VoiceBen Kenigsberg
Qualifies as the most indulgent kind of homemade project, laden with tediously inspirational dialogue and visuals that seem shot through half-fizzled Yuengling. Kudos to Gores, at least, for acquitting himself as an actor. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyMark 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
38
Chicago TribuneRobert 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
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Arnold's heart is in the right place, but somebody needs to save him from himself - and soon. Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Good intentions do not guarantee good movies, or even watchable ones. A sad case in point is The Kid and I. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis must have a soft spot for the disabled kids of billionaires, because both have cameos near the end of this vulgar and dreadfully dopey enterprise; more impressively savvy is director Penelope Spheeris, who plays herself directing the movie-within-a-movie and manages to seem superfluous in both roles. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
No matter how you parse it, the film is a bizarre muddle. Read full review
25
New York PostLou 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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