{"id":3441,"date":"2016-06-18T13:50:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T17:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3441"},"modified":"2024-05-18T11:25:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T15:25:56","slug":"the-kid-with-a-bike-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3441","title":{"rendered":"The Kid with a Bike-2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Kid With\u00a0A Bike-2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Thomas Doret<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #416<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/70189306.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3442\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/70189306-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70189306\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/70189306-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/70189306.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed June 18, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Kid with a Bike is a small French film from 2011 that has received acclaim and recognition worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The film tells the story of a troublesome young boy abandoned by his struggling father and various dramas that unfold.<\/p>\n<p>I found the film somewhat disappointing as I expected a bit more than I was given.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the very short one hour and twenty-seven-minute run-time the young boy broods and defies either authority or his caregivers, or fights with various people he encounters as he attempts to find his father.<\/p>\n<p>The boys bond with a local hairdresser who takes him in and is interesting, but her motivations are not made clear other than being kind.<\/p>\n<p>Why would she take in a strange kid? We do not learn all that much about this character and that is a shame.<\/p>\n<p>There is one element towards the end of the film that was shocking and well done, but overall I expected something a bit deeper from this movie given all of the praise surrounding it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent Spirit Award Nominations:\u00a0<\/strong>Best International Film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kid With\u00a0A Bike-2011 Director Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne Starring Thomas Doret Scott&#8217;s Review #416 Reviewed June 18, 2016 Grade: B The Kid with a Bike is a small French film from 2011 that has received acclaim and recognition worldwide. 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