The Kid

Name: The Kid
Genre: Biography, Drama, Western
Released: March 8, 2019
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Adam Baldwin, Ben Dickey, Chad Dashnaw, Charlie Chappell, Chris Bylsma

2019

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Lionsgate | Release Date: March 8, 2019 | R

Starring: Adam Baldwin, Ben Dickey, Chad Dashnaw, Charlie Chappell, Chris Bylsma, Chris Pratt, Clint Obenchain, Dane DeHaan, Ethan Hawke, Howard Ferguson Jr., Jake Schur, Jenny Gabrielle, Keith Jardine, Leila George, Morning Star Wilson, Tait Fletcher, Vincent D'Onofrio

Summary: A young boy, Rio (Jake Schur), is forced to go on the run across the American Southwest in a desperate attempt to save his sister (Leila George) from his villainous uncle (Chris Pratt). Along the way, he encounters Sheriff Pat Garrett (Ethan Hawke), on the hunt for the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid (Dane DeHaan). Rio finds himselfA young boy, Rio (Jake Schur), is forced to go on the run across the American Southwest in a desperate attempt to save his sister (Leila George) from his villainous uncle (Chris Pratt). Along the way, he encounters Sheriff Pat Garrett (Ethan Hawke), on the hunt for the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid (Dane DeHaan). Rio finds himself increasingly entwined in the lives of these two legendary figures as the cat and mouse game of Billy the Kid’s final year of life plays out. Ultimately Rio is forced to choose which type of man he is going to become, the outlaw or the man of valor, and will use this self-realization in a final act to save his family.… Expand

Director: Vincent D'Onofrio

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Western

Rating: R

Runtime: 100 min

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Gary Goldstein

Mar 7, 2019

Absorbing, well-structured and superbly acted. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Mar 7, 2019

First-time director D’Onofrio has as an admirable visual style, whether we get medium-long-shot takes or intimate close-ups. This is a good-looking period piece film, percolating with top-tier performances. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Mar 8, 2019

A consistently involving and often exciting drama in which the two Wild West icons are presented from the p.o.v. of an impressionable adolescent who weighs the pros and cons of each man as a role model. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Mar 7, 2019

A diverting Western that’s almost worth seeing for the unsaddled performances that director Vincent D’Onofrio gets from his cast, The Kid only makes a few small adjustments to the dustiest of American genres, but these errant wrinkles — a far cry from any serious revisionism — provide much of the fun. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Mar 9, 2019

Pratt delightfully plays against type here as a fierce bully, and Hawke looks as though he were born to wear spurs and a badge. Read full review

Soren Andersen

Mar 7, 2019

There’s gunplay aplenty here, but nothing about “The Kid” sets it apart from the many Billy the Kid movies that have preceded it. Read full review

Keith Watson

Mar 8, 2019

Its scenes wildly escalate to a fever pitch at the drop of a hat, before then ending, more often than not, with abrupt violence. Read full review

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bfoore90

Dec 23, 2019

A good western by Hollywood standards, led by an astounding performance by Ethan Hawke and a surprisingly vile one by Chris Pratt.