Atom User Reviews for The Kid Detective

4.8 out of 5
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So good. So so so good.

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Alex L
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#clever
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John A
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Travis M
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#smart
#indiehit
#surprising
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Justin B

Metacritic

80
Nov 24, 2020

Writer-director Evan Morgan’s deft screenplay balances a taut crime story against a textured character study.

Wendy Ide
The Observer (UK)
67
Oct 17, 2020

So, really, what does happen when a kid detective grows up? In Morgan’s hands, something curious, laced with pitch black comedy and a major dose of tragedy, a winking sense of genre, and a stellar performance from Brody.

Kate Erbland
IndieWire
80
Oct 16, 2020

The Kid Detective is an unexpected mix of disparate elements that in the wrong hands could have resulted in lumpy parody but, fortunately, pours out as something smooth, funny, dark and potent.

Metacritic review by Michael Ordoña
Michael Ordoña
Los Angeles Times