Star Kid Review
by David Sunga (zookeeper AT criticzoo DOT com)January 19th, 1998
STAR KID (1997)
Rating: 2.5 stars (out of 4.0)
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Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact personally or it stood out *********************************
A Movie Review by David Sunga
Directed by: Manny Coto
Written by: Manny Coto
Starring: Joseph Mazzello, Arthur Burghard, Alex Daniels
Ingredients:
Preteen boy who is underconfident, talking armored cybersuit from outer space, evil space monster
Synopsis:
Spence (Joseph Mazzello) is a young kid who doesn't have much confidence. He is too shy to talk to the girl he has a crush on. He lets a school bully harrass him. He is afraid of spiders. His dad doesn't pay enough attention to him. His sister thinks he's a fungus.
One day Spence befriends a talking armored cybersuit named Cy that aliens from outer space have stashed on earth for safekeeping. Wearing the cybersuit gives Spence super powers. At first Spence use the suit to scare the bully and to spy on the love of his life. But when an evil space monster called the Brood Warrior kidnaps Cy, Spence must overcome his many insecurities, rescue Cy, and defeat the Brood Warrior.
Opinion:
The bad news is that for an adult this film would be totally predictable, and the fight scene at the end would be ten minutes too long. But the good news is that STAR KID represents the fantasy of almost every young boy from age 5 to age 12, and it is squeaky clean in terms of lacking bloodshed, swear words, or frightening material. In other words, parents, if you want to score quick brownie points with your male youngster, take him to this movie and call it family hour.
Reviewed by David Sunga
January 16, 1998
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