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Title: Catch That Kid (2004)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kristen Stewart | ... | Maddy | |
| Corbin Bleu | ... | Austin | |
| Max Thieriot | ... | Gus | |
| Jennifer Beals | ... | Molly | |
| Sam Robards | ... | Tom | |
| John Carroll Lynch | ... | Mr. Hartmann | |
| James Le Gros | ... | Ferrell | |
| Michael Des Barres | ... | Brisbane | |
| Stark Sands | ... | Brad | |
| Lennie Loftin | ... | Flagler | |
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François Giroday | ... | Nuffaut |
| Christine Estabrook | ... | Sharon | |
| Kevin G. Schmidt | ... | Skip | |
| Audrey Wasilewski | ... | Nurse | |
| Meagen Fay | ... | Doctor | |
This is the story of a twelve-year-old named Maddy. Maddy and her adventurous father have always shared a love for mountain climbing. Their hobby, however, has a disastrous effect when a devastating accident on Mount Everest injures his spine, paralyzing him forever--unless he gets a very expensive operation. Determined to procure the money to pay for his surgery, Maddy decides to recruit two of her friends, a computer genius and a mechanical whiz kid, to help her pull off a risky heist. They plan to break into the local super-high-tech bank, which holds a vault suspended 100 feet off the floor, and get to its safe. To complicate matters even further, Maddy's mother works as the security chief at that very bank. Regardless of what obstacles she faces, Maddy is determined to get to the funds her father needs, by using the amazing climbing skills he taught her. Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
Catch That Kid (2004)
When this film was released I knew it would get criticism, either by the premise of stealing money, or by it's similarities between Spy Kids and Agent Cody Banks. I do not agree that it is like Spy Kids, "Catch That Kid" is a lot better.
The movie is about Maddy Phillips (Kristen Stewart- The Panic Room, Cold Creek Manor), who loves to climb. After an accident on Mt. Everest, her Dad becomes paralyzed, and he can get an operation in Denmark for $250,000- but insurance doesn't pay for it. So, Maddy recruits her two best friends, Austin and Gus, to help her rob a high security bank whose security system her mother created. The safe is suspended 100 feet high, and Maddy must overcome her fear of climbing too high, so that she can save her father's life.
This movie had some really neat climbing sequences, good action, but it lacked a few laughs. Bart Fruendlich manages the security and heist scenes well, and the film has some pretty odd security devices for the bank.
Kristen Stewart is great, she gives a good performance, and her two best friends are also good. The parents are a bit one dimensional, but it doesn't really matter to the kids, which is the audience most likely to be attracted to this movie. When seeing this with your kids, just let them know robbing a bank isn't a good thing, and that it's just a movie. Don't let them take it too seriously, but hey, they're kids. 8/10.