The Kid Detective

A quirky murder mystery by Evan Morgan had unconventional steps to reveal the truth. I wasn't thoroughly impressed but had genuine LOL moments. Adam Brody is the best thing here cause you can't miss both his coming of age story and investigation process.

I stumbled across this movie completely by accident (and with help of the current COVID situation), and I am so glad I did. An excellent film with many twists and turns, some dark humor, and also a story of lost and found potential.

It is a shame that more people have not found this movie; hopefully streaming and word of mouth will help it get a bigger audience. My only problem with it is the music that plays over the last scene; really does not seem to fit.

The Kid Detective, not really a title that is very appealing, but the truth is that this movie is certainly entertaining. The humor is most of the time subtle. To me the mystery level is what makes this movie stand out. I don't know if the humor was really necessary to make this a good movie. But it's there, subtle and dark at times, it made me giggle a couple times, not rolling over from laughing but good enough to make me grin. The plot is well written, definitely the best thing about The Kid Detective. Nice twists, and an ending that will surprise more than one. The acting was good and that from the whole cast. Better than I expected to be honest.

A brilliant, funny premise with comedic heft, that is also a unsettling thriller. It'a due to the whole cast, whip smart direction, excellent direction and a masterful performance from Adam Brody. It's a testament to both the writing and Brody that such a weird, unique premise can ride the line between goofy satire and deadly serious themes. It's a unique, thrilling and absolutely memorable film. Where the Coen brothers seem to be more tongue in cheek or outright violent, or Guy Ritchie might stylize and use violence for jokes, this film somehow has its hilarious moments without taking away from some of its deadly serious tones. It's wonderful filmmaking, and surely would have been a hit if 2020 hadn't decimated moviegoing. Here's hoping this isn't the last we've seen from the creative duo of Morgan and Brody, and that this film finds its audience on VOD. It's destined to be a cult classic.

A once famous child detective who solved hundreds of cases around town and in school grows up to be something of a failure as an adult (Brody), haunted by the disappearance years ago of a girl who helped him. One day a girl turns up (Nelisse) asking him to solve the murder of her boyfriend.

Well executed comedy thriller with some genuinely funny scenes throughout as Brody does his best to investigate with little or no information and no support from family and friends. His somber, half drunken / stoned approach makes for an amusing character to be with. Interestingly about 30 minutes from the end it all gets very dark indeed as the fog clears for Brody. A really good effort.