Catch That WHAT!? Kid???? Is that the title?? Really? Interesting. Then I watched the movie. It kind of makes sense. I’ve never heard of this movie before, yet it has one of the most famous actresses starring in it. Of course, she was really young then, but who is this actress you may ask? It’s Twilight’s very own – Kristen Stewart. The movie starts out showing Maddy, a young girl whose mother works as a bank security system creator, climbing a water tower. Her friends help her father, who works as an announcer at a local go kart race track. Her father has a heart attack, later at home, and needs surgery that costs $250,000. Unfortunately, her family didn’t have the money and become very worried about him.
Maddy wants both of her friends to help rob the bank her mom is building the security system for, and they think she’s nuts. Both Austin and Gus (played by Max Thieriot and corbin Bleu) fight over Maddy throughout the entire movie. They both like her, but she doesn’t feel the same in return, she only thinks of them as good friends. She tricks them into helping her rob the bank by giving them each a half of a heart necklace, telling them she has the other half, when in reality, the boys have each others. (It was really amusing to watch that part.)
The next day, Maddy goes to work with her mom and takes pictures with her phone to get an idea of what goes on and how the system works. She is told all of the pass codes, which wasn’t a very smart idea. Gus is the one in charge of learning the floor plan. He goes to the bank and pretends to be an abused child who needs the floor plans for a project at school or he will be beaten by his father again. The woman at the front desk falls for it and gives him a giant sculpture of the building that was on display, since she cannot get a hold of the papers. Austin is in charge of the computer hacking, and the dogs that are part of the security system. He goes to a Rottweiler specialist to learn about them, but only ends up running out of the parking lot, terrified of them. After Gus get a hold of the model, Austin regenerates a holographic floor model (mind you, these are some smart kids!!!!), and shows Maddy and Gus where they have to do, and what is on which floor of the building.
The night of the party, Maddy has to babysit her baby brother, but she brings him along to rob the bank. They all meet up and sneak into the party, then climb to the second floor without being seen. They manage to get past both security guards and get to the vault. They were almost caught at least three times during the movie. Gus and Maddy finally get to the vault and realize there is no way to reach it. Gus then triggers a holographic ring to rise from the floor which triggers pull out safe deposit boxes from the walls, big enough that they could be steps. Maddy climbs up these boxes and then climbs using a crack in the wall all the way up to the vault, hanging from the ceiling. She breaks into it, after almost falling to her death, getting the $250,000 for her dad’s operation.
They get out of the building just in time to escape on go karts that Gus supped up that are just about as fast as a car. Right before they leave, the boys find out she lied to them about the necklaces and they leave her stranded to flee the bank alone. Unfortunately, they get caught by the police and they have to run. Thanks to Gus’s supped up go karts, they manage to escape the police, but then they realize that Maddy is still their friend either way, and they go back to help her.
The movie ends with Molly, Maddy’s mother, claiming that it was a test for the security system, and that it was planned. After the robbery was spilled out on the news stations, a giant line of people come to the race track and donate money to Maddy and her mother, giving them enough for Maddy’s father’s operation… AWW! Now isn’t that just an adorable ending? I still prefer horror movies. I might watch one for next weeks blog. Anyhow, I will, as always recommend IDMB as a better resource for information, so heres the link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337917/
Which reminds me, I found an interesting blog/review about this movie by Roger Ebert (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040206/REVIEWS/402060302/1023) and he called it a “heist movie involving 12-year-olds.” I totally agree. It isn’t the message that children should be receiving in their young age, because it can lead them to breaking the law. Especially robbing a bank! He also says later, “Catch That Kid" doesn't have the flash of "Spy Kids," but it's solid entertainment -- better than "Agent Cody Banks.” I also, must agree with this. Spy Kids and Agent Cody Banks were SO much more exciting than this movie. I must admit that this is not one of the best movies I have ever seen, and I would not suggest it to children because of the influence it gives. As Roger says, “A heist is a heist, and a good one works no matter what.” So TRUE!
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