Review of The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) by Tim H — 02 Nov 2007

I'm going to go see Patton Oswalt and the Comedians of Comedy tomorrow, so I decided to sit down and watch my copy of this movie finally. Very interesting...

Okay, sure, I wanted to see more of the coked-up, bizarre Robert Evans. Morgen and Burstein don't really focus on this section of the Hollywood mogul's life. It was the personal side of the professional stories. Really, this movie is really like a visual commentary on your favorite films. Evans had his hands in so many important movies that you really can't help but be impressed.

What the film is most successful at is making Evan's a sympathetic character. Sure, there are probably some darker sides to stories (as explained by the opening quote), but Evans becomes someone to root for by the end of the film, despite the fact that he has more in his life than I will probably ever have, yet refers to himself as poor.

At first I didn't think I'd care for this movie. After all, this movie looks like it was made on flash player using old photos to add graphics to Evan's words. But these pictures and clips are effective. Sure, I'd like an interview with a friend here and there, but Evans does impressions...so who cares? Even if you haven't seen these movies (blasphemy!), you really should give this one a chance. Who knows? You might start hating Francis Ford Coppolla after this. He seems a little more crazy, so I guess I got that going for me.