100 WORD FILM REVIEWS / The Kid
The Kid: B
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A brother and sister on the run cross paths with William Bonney and Pat Garrett in Vincent D’Onofrio’s The Kid. Dane DeHaan and Ethan Hawke occupy supporting roles as the outlaw-lawman duo, imbuing their characters with depth. Although the film’s pace slackens and the third act contains a standard rescue plot, there is still plenty to admire. Cinematographer Matthew J. Lloyd’s adeptly captures New Mexico’s landscape, and Chris Pratt plays against type as a villain. More straightforward than revisionist, D’Onofrio’s Western may not add anything new to Billy the Kid’s legend, but it is an occasionally entertaining yarn.
Sean Woodard, Film Editor
