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John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: A misguided attempt at creating an adult-style heist movie with a pint-sized cast. Read more
Erik Lundegaard, Seattle Times: Despite its high concept, director Bart Freundlich keeps the film grounded in reality. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: This thing is so silly and so ridiculous. Read more
Ellen Fox, Chicago Tribune: It's a juicy premise, but the enactment is so dumbed-down that you couldn't possibly fault your jaded children for yawning and rolling their eyes. Read more
Melinda Ennis, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Parents can catch a nap while the kids catch a dubious lesson that crime can be cool. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: A slick little package that will seem patently ridiculous to anyone past adolescence even as their younger brothers and sisters eat it up. Read more
Manohla Dargis, Los Angeles Times: It's Bruckheimer for babies. Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: A miniaturized action pic. Read more
Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly: Seeks to 'empower' its target audience of recent Pokemon grads with an adult antihero desperation that feels preemptive and inappropriate. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: The children are engaging yet the script and direction are not. Read more
Jon Strickland, L.A. Weekly: A parade of missed opportunities. Read more
John Anderson, Newsday: Has enough character and high-tech hardware to make it watchable, if not much more than that. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Catch That Kid is kids' stuff, in more way than one. Read more
Dave Kehr, New York Times: Mr. Freundlich's naturalistic sensibility gets in the way of the film's broad fantasy elements, turning what might have been a stylized romp like Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids into something a little too real for comfort. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Well-made, straightforward and entertaining. Read more
C.W. Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle: Granted this is a kids' movie and disbelief must be suspended, but director Bart Freundlich never seems to find the tone he wants. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: From first frame to last, Catch That Kid feels like the rehash it is. Read more
Susan Walker, Toronto Star: Everything about Catch That Kid is contrived. Read more
Mike Clark, USA Today: The young actors are irredeemably bland, and two of the adults are hammy enough to make James Brown seem controlled. Read more
Brian Lowry, Variety: A tedious exercise that 6- to 10-year-olds may find mildly diverting. Read more
Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice: A stale, overbudgeted child-empowerment fantasy that's every bit as excruciating as the director's previous work. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: The movie isn't only boring; it's troubling. Read more
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Offers little in the way of originality, real excitement or even genuinely transgressive behavior. Read more