film

My Kid Could Paint That

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Producer(s)	Amir Bar-Lev
Director(s)	Amir Bar-Lev
Release Date	2007
Format(s)	video, DVD
Language(s)	English
Youth Media	no

Film Description

My Kid Could Paint That (which was purchased at the Sundance Film Festival by Sony Pictures Classics for just under two million bucks) does a rock-solid and entirely admirable job of dancing on both sides of the fence. Seeds of doubt are immediately followed by thoroughly convincing arguments, and those are promptly interrupted by more nagging questions. It might sound like a frustrating little experience, but My Kid gets exponentially more entertaining as each successive question and contradiction is offered. As the movie draws to a close you may find yourself absolutely positive that A) Marla's parents are manipulative opportunists or B) Marla's parents have an astoundingly talented daughter. Personally, I walked away from the movie feeling a little bit of column A and an equal dose from column B. And that's precisely the way I like it.