The Kid (2000)

the leading man is my tpye

What a waste of my time!!!

Blistering performances.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

The Kid (2000): Dir: Jon Turteltaub / Cast: Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin, Chi McBride: Here is a family comedy that is suppose to reach the kid in all of us but it fumbles its premise in its feeble sense of logic. Bruce Willis plays an image consultant who encounters an eight year old boy who is actually himself. This doesn't make any sense nor is an explanation given but he is shown how he has changed for the worst since childhood. The conclusion is handled rather half heatedly but director Jon Turteltaub gives the film its impact. He previously directed the charming romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping as well as the intriguing Phenomenon. Willis plays off the humour with a boyish quality becoming the strongest element of the film. His dealings with clients are somewhat cruel but he will learn where it all went wrong in its shady conclusion. Emily Mortimer as a co-worker is basically a romantic prop there to inform Willis that he is being a jerk but eventually fall for him. Lily Tomlin is a fine comic given a rather limited role as his secretary. Spencer Breslin plays the younger Willis in what can only be described as complete nonsense. Nobody will accuse this film of making any sense but at least it makes up for it in heavy measures of charm and wishful thinking. Complex lessons involve facing fears of past mistakes. Score: 7 / 10

I wanted to contact the director, Mr. Turtletaub, et. AL, to mention that I loved the movie; just found it (DVD) at the local Bloackbuster (a lonely brick and mortar close by luckily for me). Loved the 'commentary' with a then much younger Spencer Breslin... just the art of conversation on both parts... classic. thanks (another Bruce Willis picture, not to mention Lily Tomlin, Jean Smart).... I'm such a DVD fan( but also still go to 'big screen'!)- And just coincidental that I just got a 'Nutribullet' which was featured early in the movie where 40yr old Rusty is making his 'Nutriblast' shake! (they're updated the model since I guess). thank you Disney and Mr. T.; I'm going back to find Phenomena, now!

This is a Disney movie about a man who is too adult that rediscovers youth through unusual circumstances. That's the plot of a great many films, but those films happen to be guilty pleasures for me. And this movie is no exception, it's an enjoyable film with a wonderful cast. Spencer Breslin, the actor playing 'the Kid' does a great job- and I've always been a Bruce Willis fan. The rest of the supporting cast also does some good work- Lily Tomlin is particularly fun. The movie gets you thinking about what you would think if you met yourself as a child- and what that child would think of you. And it shows you that just because you're an adult doesn't mean that you're ever done growing up. Good movie.

Imagine you have the opportunity to see yourself again as a kid. Now think what would happen if you had the chance to speak with your younger self, or even change him/you. Would you try to influence or try to change your younger self's beliefs in light of your future experience? Or perhaps the encounter would change your older self's perception of life and reality? Walt Disney's The Kid tries to engage this complex thought by putting "older self" Bruce Willis in a collision course with "younger self" Spenser Breslin (from The Santa Clause 2 and The Cat in the Hat "fame"). The result is a sometimes funny sometimes touching encounter, which makes you ponder about your own past, present and future – and truly believe it is never too late to change your course.