Lizzy Tex Borden's

I went to see "The Kid" today. It's a Western. I had to.

You might be surprised to find out that "The Kid" is not about

Henry McCarty a.k.a. William H. Bonney, a.k.a. William McCarty,

a.k.a. Henry Antrim and a.k.a. Billy the Kid. No, this movie is
about "The Kid" whose life intertwined with Mr. Bonney's for a
short time before Billy's demise at the hands of Sheriff Pat Garrett.

Fiction, yes.

This movie was pretty artsy craftsy and about what I was expecting

from director Vincent D'Onofrio (who I enjoy). Pretty slow moving

Western with an "independent" feel. Dane DeHaan was an enjoyable

Billy The Kid but seemed restrained. I would like to see him as Billy

with different direction. I like Dane. His entrance was my favorite

part of this movie and the few seconds it lasts are awesome. Not quite

worth the price of admission, but almost.

You have never seen Chris Pratt like he is in "The Kid". He is a ba...

bas... a bast... He is MEAN. Always like Chris. Ethan Hawk as

Pat Garrett is well.... okay. I like Ethan Hawk but... I don't know.

And a Deputy crying about shooting a bank robber because

the robber is a youngin. Hey, he was robbing a bank and firing

a weapon. You roll the dice... It was somewhat of a

"message movie". Not always the most fun kind of Westerns.

I always read the credits at the end of movies and when there are firearms

involved I like to look for the armorer. I waited and waited and I never

did see one for "The Kid". GUNS and props are important in Westerns,

unless they want to downplay them. Messages. I COULD have

just missed it I supppose, but I looked and looked.

Great locations.

Anyway. I give "The Kid" 5 out of 10 "Trips to the Outhouse".

If the DVD or Blu-ray goes down to $5.00, I will buy it.

"Hello Bob!"

!! BANG !!

"Goodbye Bob!"

Nope, not that kind of a movie.

Dane DeHaan as William Bonney.

(Not his awesome entrance.)