First Kid (1996)
Some say that to be the leader of a country is one of the loneliest jobs in the world. But being the child of a world leader can be doubly so. Constantly surrounded by security officers, restricted in movements and having almost every waking moment carefully monitored makes normalcy an impossibility. No one knows this better than young Luke Davenport, the son of U.S. President Davenport. He vents his loneliness, frustration and feelings of isolation from family and friends by being a brat to his private Secret Service agent. When the agent snaps from the strain in front of the First Lady, a new agent is assigned to Luke. He turns out to be the enormous Sam Simms, a bit of a rogue who managed to rise through the ranks by sheer determination rather than strict adherence to Secret-Service protocol. At first, Luke tries all his old tricks upon Sam. But instead of getting angry, Sam seems to actually understand.
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I first came across this movie when I was ill and had to stay in bed. I happened to be on the Sky Disney Channel and this popped on, I hadn't seen it so I figured I would watch it. As soon as I saw the intro, I knew it was going to involve a kid who was either going to be really likable or really annoying...this kid was really annoying.In the first half of the film I felt that his old bodyguard was right to lose it at the shopping centre (or as you Americans call it "the mall") since he was misbehaving and seemed to not gain that much punishment apart from a calm "You're grounded" from his parents. I was also on the side of the kid bullies and felt myself nodding when they said "I don't think you're better than anyone" and clapped when "The First Kid" got punched in the face, because all I saw was a bratty spoilt brat that didn't know when to stop and needed to learn a lesson. This was a major problem for me when watching this film and it still bugs me today as I have experienced kids like this before. However, on a more positive note, he was more likable in the second half of the film when he was learning how to be normal and such, though that's not saying much, I still find him one of the most annoying kids in movies.The best thing about this movie was the performance from Sinbad, as the newly hired bodyguard. His character made me giggle at every joke and none of them fell flat, could be because he's a comedian but still. He saved the movie for me because if he hadn't been a major character then I would have straight away changed the channel.Storywise, it was OK I suppose I mean the concept of the kid being lonely is believable enough, though I personally don't think acting bad would help him receive positive attention. Also, it would be only natural for him to want to make a friend online and meet up with them. I have to say that I was NOT expecting the old bodyguard to be the online friend at all, I thought it would have been a brand new villain that would have kidnapped him and held him for ransom or some generic thing like that.Overall, this movie is OK, if you can tolerate an extremely annoying brat for about 85% - 90% of the film then I would recommend giving it a look. If you can't then definitely skip it, it's not a total loss if you don't I'm just saying that you would be missing out on a great performance from Sinbad which is why this movie gets a 5/10 from me.
Okay, okay. The movie doesn't aim at high quality. It's not meant to be. It is meant to be funny and entertaining. It is shallow and sometimes oversubscribed. However, I thought that a) Brock Pierce did a wonderful job, b) I could deduce some messages of life, c) the plot was nice and d) the interaction between Sinbad and Brock was rather substantial and well staged. Brock Pierce showed how lonesome and frustrating the life as the "First Kid" can be, how isolated he is and how much he suffers from this isolation. Sinbad - I mean, he is a clumsy guy, but he did fine in here. I never thought that he was constrained or fake. The movie as a whole lacks a realistic storyline, but that didn't matter to me. I was rather attracted by the scene in which Brock told him amid tears how outcast he felt, and I thought it was witty how Sinbad showed him what to do about it. Definitely not a masterpiece but surely above the average.
Comedian Sinbad plays a Secret Service agent that is assigned to protect and entertain the President's obnoxious, pain-in-the-butt 13-year-old son(Brock Pierce). Breaking rules and having fun seems to be priority with the affable agent and his charge. Timothy Busfield actually does the best acting in his small, but pivotal role. Also in the cast are: Robert Guillaume, Lisa Eichhorn and Blake Boyd. It was not my choice or intention to watch; but found it humorous, childish and an escape. It helps to be a Sinbad fan to get maximum enjoyment.
I thought I'd stumbled upon another cheesy movie. But no, this is one of the good ones. As a matter of fact, I'm surprised why it's getting such a low rating.Sam Simms (Sinbad) is hired to be the personal Secret Service agent of the President's son Luke Davenport (Brock Pierce), after the current agent got fired. No wonder, too, because Luke is a pain in the neck who pulls all kinds of stunts and practical jokes - for fun or for attention? You'll find out.Sinbad and Brock Pierce work wonderfully together, and the scenes with the two of them are good. The scenes with them and Dash (Blake Boyd) are even better. I must say that I particularly liked Dash's (however brief) dancing outside the school hall - seem familiar? Oh, yes.They could have left out the kidnapping plot, but it does make for an interesting addition.A great movie. Worth the rental.