The Kid Detective (2020)
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- Synopsis:
- Abe Applebaum (Adam Brody) is a once celebrated child detective, now in his early thirties, who continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. That's until a naïve client Caroline (Sophie Nélisse) brings him his first 'adult' case - to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.
- Actors:
- Adam Brody, Sophie Nélisse, Sarah Sutherland, Jesse Noah Gruman, Wendy Crewson, Jonathan Whittaker, Peter MacNeill, Lisa Truong, Sophia Webster, Dallas Edwards, Tzi Ma, Isaac Kragten, Amalia Williamson, Sharon Crandall, Marlaina Andre, Maurice Dean Wint, Marcus Zane, Alicia Brand, Kaitlyn Chalmers-Rizzato, Audrey Dymond
- Directors:
- Evan Morgan
- Producers:
- Jonathan Bronfman, William Woods
- Writers:
- Evan Morgan
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Canada
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Reviews (1) of The Kid Detective
Oddball Canadian Movie with Dark Comic Tone - The Kid Detective review by PV
I enjoyed this but found the tone rather odd. Or odd-ball. Not sure which.
Yes, it is a comedy and I LOVE dark comedy, the blacker the better. But the tone here, with quirky offbeat humour and gags (some very lame ones too) juxtaposed with a murder of a teenage boy. I am not offended in the least - just taken aback really, as it was jolting.
It was sort of family comedy, almost Spielberg-esque, or a bit like Ground Hog Day or BIG, but strangely intertwined and mixed with talk of murder, abduction, suicide and paedophilia. Interesting really, if odd. Maybe just Canadian eh?
Some nice scenes but for me the comedy worked more than the emotion or love interests. The regret of an adult and his yearning for the simplicity and success of his childhood will strike a chord with many, I am sure.
The ending (NO SPOILERS) reminded mf of the great 2009 Argentinian film THE SECTRET IN THEIR EYES which is far superior.
3 stars