A Kid Like Jake
Jake is a four-year-old boy who is more interested in fairy tales than game cars. But he may be different from other children when the preschool manager points out that his or her non-sex toys may be more than one stage.
30 September 1969, Chicago, Illinois, USA
12 April 1979, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
27 January 1970, California, USA
24 March 1973, Houston, Texas, USA
30 January 1956, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
25 May 1970, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
June 15, 2018
Mostly the light touch is refreshing, an approach that says the issue is just another one of many that must be weighed when raising a child.
June 08, 2018
Talky, underwhelming drama addresses kid gender identity.
June 13, 2018
It's like the Alex-and-Greg of woke-era problem pictures: bright, earnest and compassionate, if maybe just a little too much in its own head.
June 06, 2018
Beautiful in its authenticity and honesty in portraying Jake and the struggles his parents are facing.
June 01, 2018
"A Kid Like Jake" tackles the tricky topic of gender dysphoria with sensitivity and grace.
June 13, 2018
Some of this material is too sensitive, granted, to have a very young actor play it. But "Jake" goes too far the other way, giving us only glimpses of the boy, who emerges as more of a symbol than a real child.
May 31, 2018
Feels more like playwriting than like screenwriting because we are told things in dialogue about Jake but barely ever get to see him behaving -- doesn't it signal the same kind of avoidance or fear that the movie itself is supposed to be about?
June 04, 2018
An authentic, conversational messiness we rarely see on screen.
June 15, 2018
It does not justify the jump from stage to screen.
June 05, 2018
This film will be a conversation starter for those that watch it, challenging the notion of gender roles and our culpability in reinforcing them.
June 14, 2018
The movie's premise sounds like it should be the basis for a barbed satire of the finest proportions. Instead, it opts for a tone that is decidedly sober and lacking any kind of sharp edge.
June 07, 2018
Its heart is obviously in the right place. But good intentions are not enough to make for a good film.
