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Movie Overview
Cast
Robert Evans
Dustin Hoffman
Phyllis George
Director
Nanette Burstein
Brett Morgen
MPAA Rating
R - language and some brief violent and sexual images
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
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A-
"Evans is such a capable storyteller that you find yourself liking him even though he's not exactly likeable."
AboutFilm.com
Carlo Cavagna
3.5/4
"An entertaining, slickly produced, and eminently satisfying biopic of movie mogul Robert Evans."
Movie Boeuf
David N. Butterworth
2/4
"...the film equivalent of a book-on-tape."
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
C +
"The documentary styled pic though entertaining was nevertheless irrelevant."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
3.5/4
"This kid certainly stayed in the picture and was resilient enough to stick around and witness the rolling ending credits of his own tantalizing production."
Movie Eye
Frank Ochieng
B-
"An almost perfect embodiment of the spirit of its subject: it's slick, self-serving and amusing but ultimately rather shallow, more apologia than analysis."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
3.5/4
"remarkable in the sense that, for all his self-aggrandizing tendencies, Evans conveys himself as both powerful and vulnerable, still a Hollywood myth of grand proportions, but also a human being"
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
5/5
"Brilliantly crafted documentary about Hollywood legend Robert Evans may not be the unvarnished truth, but it
is
great, glossy fun."
Netflix
James Rocchi
4/4
"A virtual roller-coaster ride of glamour and sleaze."
Palo Alto Weekly
Jeanne Aufmuth
8/10
"The audience can't tell where the embellishing is, nor should it care -- the portrait Evans paints is involving and entertaining."
Window to the Movies
Jeffrey Chen
7.5/10
"A terrific pseudo-documentary that's so engaging, entertaining and fascinating that you won't notice its message of dealing with whatever life might throw your way. But you'll certainly feel it afterwards."
Screen It!
Jim Judy
6/10
"Engrossing ... but ultimately felt more like a vanity project/tribute to the man than any kind of objective, well-rounded documentary."
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
JoBlo
4.5/5
"'... paints a remarkably compelling portrait of the prototype producer, a man who has accomplished what many can only daydream about...'"
ToxicUniverse.com
John A. Nesbit
7/10
"A whole lot of fun."
Planet Sick-Boy
Jon Popick
'3'
"The entire movie is purely from Evans' own perspective and any baggage he carries, but it sure is a treat."
Bangitout.com
Jordan Hiller
2.75/5
"But for film buffs at least, Evans’s vivid story will make them feel nostalgic for this period of Hollywood history."
Film-Forward.com
Kent Turner
C
""The Kid Stays in the Picture" is a great story, terrifically told by the man who wrote it but this Cliff Notes edition is a cheat."
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
3/5
"A snazzy kick -- it's never less than hugely entertaining -- that should in no way be mistaken for an unbiased account."
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Maitland McDonagh
6/10
"Gossip-magazine -level material but still this a compelling biographical documentary."
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Mark R. Leeper
3.5/4
"Click to read review"
Mr. Brown's Movies
Michael Dequina
B
"A fascinating look at the topsy-turvy life of a high powered Hollywood producer that is far stranger than any work of fiction."
Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
C
"In the book-on-tape market, the film of “The Kid Stays in the Picture” would be an abridged edition"
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
"
The Kid Stays in the Picture
may be baloney. But it's all beef, and no bull."
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
3/4
"A documentary history of chutzpah presented in the language of oily success by a beast who knows the value of a good story told well."
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
B+
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EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
4/5
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Nell Minow
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Cynthia Fuchs
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Jonathan F. Richards
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Rich Cline
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