The Kid Stays in the Picture
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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

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  1. RobertH.
    Aug 12, 2002
    10
    Tremendous documentary on the life of Robert Evans as seen through his eyes. It held the audiences interest throughout with a great look back at photographs and bits of movies from another era gone by. As you watch his life unfold, it brought to mind Jackie Gleason's old saying: "Be nice to people you meet on the way up because it will be the same people that you will meet on the way down!" The documentary shows his metoric rise to fame from a chance happening, how he saved Paramount Studios, and his crash back into hell. The best part is that you can actually feel his experience. Simply a tremendous film that lays his guts and blood on a platter for all too see.… Expand

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Metascore
75 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 31
  3. Negative: 1 out of 31
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    100
    A candy store for film buffs.
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  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    90
    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.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    63
    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.
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