THE KID (2019) Visual Review
A Unique Review Using Graphic Visuals. Enjoy!
In this thrilling Western, a young boy, Rio (Jake Schur), is forced to go on the run across the American Southwest in a desperate attempt to save his sister (Leila George) from his villainous uncle (Chris Pratt). Along the way, he encounters Sheriff Pat Garrett (Ethan Hawke), on the hunt for the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid (Dane DeHaan). Rio finds himself increasingly entwined in the lives of these two legendary figures as the cat and mouse game of Billy the Kid’s final year of life plays out. Ultimately Rio is forced to choose which type of man he is going to become, the outlaw or the man of valor, and will use this self-realization in a final act to save his family.
TRAILER
Release date:
March 8, 2019
Studio:
Lionsgate Films
Director:
Vincent D'Onofrio
Screenwriter:
Andrew Lanham
MPAA Rating:
R for violence and
language
Starring:
Ethan Hawke, Dane DeHaan, Jake Schur, Adam Baldwin, Chris
Pratt, Vincent D'Onofrio
Genre:
drama, western, biography
VISUAL REVIEW
Here is my visual review done in an original visual style with several graphics that work you through the film.
Clever story. Interesting premise. The film project is a labor of love, in which actor friends came together and created a thrilling western. BUT it lacks diversity and has a disproportionate number of Women, Blacks, and Asians (Hispanics fair best). This film contributes to a mythological West that needs to be challenged, and not reinforced. Here is a good story needing better execution.
