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Friday, February 6, 2004

'Catch That Kid' is a high-tech caper with heart

By PAULA NECHAK
SPECIAL TO THE POST-INTELLIGENCER

A mix of "Spy Kids" and "Mission: Impossible," "Catch That Kid" is based on a 2002 Danish film called "Klatretosen," which became one of that country's most popular and successful movies.

		MOVIE REVIEW
	CATCH THAT KID DIRECTOR: Bart Freundlich CAST: Kristen Stewart, Jennifer Beals, James LeGros, Max Thieriot, Corbin Bleu RUNNING TIME: 92 minutes RATING: PG for language, thematic elements, rude humor WHERE: Bella Bottega 11, Cinema 17, Crossroads 8, East Valley 13, Factoria, Gateway 8, Grand Cinemas, Issaquah 9, Marysville Cinema 14, Monroe 12, Mountlake 9, Pacific Place, Parkway Plaza 12, South Hill Mall, Woodinville 12 GRADE: B

As scripted by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, "Catch That Kid" is faithful to its Scandinavian source of origin yet has just enough universal appeal to cater to American audiences.

Young teenager Maddy (Kristen Stewart) enlists her two best friends, computer ace Austin (Corbin Bleu) and mechanical genius Gus (Max Thieriot), to help her rob the seemingly impenetrable Harderbach Financial Bank safe in order to snatch $250,000 for experimental surgery for her critically ill dad (Sam Robards) even though she's aware she could ruin her mom's (Jennifer Beals) career. Mom Molly is the designer of the bank's sophisticated and ingenious security system.

The kids, especially Stewart, who played Jodie Foster's daughter in "Panic Room," are all engaging without being cutesy. They play their parts, incredible as they may be, with a straightforward earnestness.

Director Bart Freundlich gives his career a boost by moving into kid-movie territory after a string of rather pasty, male-angst movies ("The Myth of Fingerprints," "World Traveler").

Cast and crew have a blast making a family movie that spoofs its James Bond-like premise, is jam-packed with action, sweaty-palm suspense and adventurous, high-tech fun effects, and yet never loses its at-the-core heart and sympathies.

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