in the off—puttingly entitled the kid detective, adam brody plays abe appelbaum — a small—town sleuthe house. we're counting on you. i was so far ahead in the game. but one day, ijust woke up behind. now he's a washed—up has—been, derailed by an unsolved missing girl mystery that hung heavy on his young shoulders. so when highschooler caroline asks abe to find out who killed her boyfriend, he spies a shot at redemption. can he crack the case and prove others — and himself — that he's more than just a little boy lost in a big man's shirt? the directorial feature debut from evan morgan, this clearly owes a debt to such high school neo—noirs as rian johnson's brick, or more recently tayarisha poe's selah and the spades — although for my money, it's not as good as either of those films. instead, it's an entertainingly stylish, if ultimately a empty caper which starts out as a whimsical comedy, then mutates into something much darker without ever quite deciding just how funny or serious it actually wants to be. he's lying. beneath the tricksy surface, there are melancholy questions about w

in the off—puttingly entitled the kid detective, adam brody plays abe appelbaum — a small—town sleuth but one day, ijust woke up behind. now he's a washed—up has—been, derailed by an unsolved missing girl mystery that hung heavy on his young shoulders. so when highschooler caroline asks abe to find out who killed her boyfriend, he spies a shot at redemption. can he crack the case and prove others — and himself — that he's more than just a little boy lost in a big man's shirt? the directorial feature debut from evan morgan, this clearly owes a debt to such high school neo—noirs as rian johnson's brick, or more recently tayarisha poe's selah and the spades — although for my money, it's not as good as either of those films. instead, it's an entertainingly stylish if ultimately a empty caper which starts out as a whimsical comedy, then mutates into something much darker without ever quite deciding just how funny or serious it actually wants to be. he's lying. beneath the tricksy surface, there are melancholy questions about what happens if school days really do turn out to be the best day