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Catch That Kid (Mission Without Permission) (2003)

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Average Rating: 3.7/10
Reviews Counted: 85
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 76

An unimaginative heist movie aimed strictly at the preteen set.

Average Rating: 3.7/10
Critic Reviews: 27
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 25

An unimaginative heist movie aimed strictly at the preteen set.

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Bart Freundlich directs Catch That Kid, a Fox-financed U.S. remake of the Danish family action film Klatret�sen (2002). Adventurous 12-year-old Maddy Phillips (Kristen Stewart) is an excellent mountain climber. Unfortunately, her father, Tom (Sam Robards), was severely injured on Mount Everest and requires a costly surgery to repair his spine. With the help of her friends (Max Thieriot and Corbin Bleu) and her climbing skills, Maddy develops a plan to rob a bank in order to finance her father's

PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Action & Adventure, Kids & Family

Directed By: Bart Freundlich

Written By: Derek Haas, Michael Brandt

In Theaters: Feb 6, 2004 Wide

On DVD: Jun 1, 2004

Box Office:$16.5M

20th Century Fox

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Critic Reviews for Catch That Kid (Mission Without Permission)

All Critics (94) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (77) | DVD (13)

This thing is so silly and so ridiculous.

February 13, 2004 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

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Freundlich ... directs his first big studio film on autopilot, trudging through the motions and displaying little understanding of what appeals to young 'uns.

February 7, 2004 Comment

Megan Lehmann

New York Post

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Offers little in the way of originality, real excitement or even genuinely transgressive behavior.

February 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

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The movie isn't only boring; it's troubling.

February 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

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A tedious exercise that 6- to 10-year-olds may find mildly diverting.

February 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Variety

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Brian Lowry

Variety

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The young actors are irredeemably bland, and two of the adults are hammy enough to make James Brown seem controlled.

February 6, 2004 Full Review Source: USA Today

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Mike Clark

USA Today

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Painfully bad. A real head-scratcher.

December 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Neither the planning of the heist, nor its execution is done with the skill needed for it to be compelling.

August 16, 2004 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

Here's a sweet, little family film for you, all about children robbing banks.

June 17, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Catch That Kid, though not produced by Disney, has all the feel of a Disney Channel TV special.

June 17, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

If screenwriters Michael Brandt and Derek Haas atempted to write a servicable script, it isn't obvious.

June 4, 2004 Comment

Forrest Hartman

Reno Gazette-Journal Source: Reno Gazette-Journal

Your 8-year-old sister will love it... but then again, it was only a few years ago that she was eating poop - clearly her judgment can't be trusted.

May 26, 2004 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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eFilmCritic.com

Catch That Kid? Let's not.

May 21, 2004 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

The script by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas strains credulity -to say the least! -- but if nothing else, it manages to work in all the obligatory heist movie cliches.

February 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review

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Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

...[an] implausible hyperactive giddy go-cart caper...this junior-sized Mission: Impossible wannabe is nothing but an overwrought knockoff that doesn't measure up

February 22, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Eye

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Frank Ochieng

Movie Eye

It's neither as funny as it needs to be nor serious enough to elicit more than a few crinkled brows from kids and their parents alike.

February 15, 2004 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Hmm. A mixed bag of messages for kids.

February 14, 2004 Full Review | Comment

Linda Cook

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Apart from a few serious leaps in logic, the story moves along swiftly and painlessly, and is not needlessly cute or stupid. But that's not much of a recommendation.

February 14, 2004 Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com

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Eric D. Snider

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Cast: Kristen Stewart, Corbin Bleu, Max Thieriot, Jennifer Beals, Sam Robards, John Carroll Lynch, James LeGros, Stark Sands, Kevin G. Schmidt, Meagen Fay, Audrey Wasilewski, Michael Des Barres, Christine Estabrook Director: Bart Freundlich Summary: Three specialists in their fields -- a rock climber, a computer

July 11, 2009

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Alright, yes it is a very basic storyline, but to me, whatever they could do with it, they did to it. The 3 main leads are all upcoming stars, because all of their characters are extremely likable. It is pure family enjoyment, filled with thrills and some very touchy moments! Well worth watching, even if it's only once.

April 4, 2010

KJ Proulx

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