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10/18/08
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
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Reviews Counted:106
Fresh:97
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: Though not objective by any means, The Kid Stays in the Picture is irresistibly entertaining.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
US Box Office: $1,332,561
Synopsis: The Kid Stays in the Picture traces the meteoric rise, fall, and rise again of legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans. Adapted from Mr. Evans's tell-all autobiography, the movie takes the... [More]
Starring: Robert Evans, Dustin Hoffman, Phyllis George, Ali MacGraw
Director: Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen
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03/07/03
Top CriticPart of the film's cheeky charm comes from its vintage schmaltz.
06/15/02
Aggressive self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash. Stay for the credits and see a devastating comic impersonation by Dustin Hoffman that is revelatory.
09/02/02
Excellent showbiz documentary.
02/29/08
Though it's equally solipsistic in tone, the movie has enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of Evans' saga of Hollywood excess.
08/20/02
Directors Brett Morgen and Nanette Burstein have put together a bold biographical fantasia.
08/08/02
An admitted egomaniac, Evans is no Hollywood villain, and yet this grating showcase almost makes you wish he'd gone the way of Don Simpson.
07/23/02
A virtual roller-coaster ride of glamour and sleaze.
08/07/02
There's a disreputable air about the whole thing, and that's what makes it irresistible.
08/23/02
This movie is more fun than many of those tall tales that Hollywood calls feature films.
09/26/02
A terrific insider look at the star-making machinery of tinseltown.
08/09/02
Implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most American of businesses, and for that reason it may be the most oddly honest Hollywood document of all.
08/09/02
One of the best inside-show-biz yarns ever.
08/23/02
An entertaining, slickly produced, and eminently satisfying biopic of movie mogul Robert Evans.
08/13/02
An engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character.
08/21/02
Evans is such a capable storyteller that you find yourself liking him even though he's not exactly likeable.
07/24/02
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.
07/20/02
The audience can't tell where the embellishing is, nor should it care -- the portrait Evans paints is involving and entertaining.
07/28/02
[Evans is] a fascinating character, and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie.
07/25/02
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