"El metraje de El chico le permite desarrollar una historia con prólogo, nudo y desenlace. Y lo hace admirablemente, combinando humor, esperpento, ternura y sentimiento".
Carlos Boyero (5 de febrero de 2021).
"Cien años de inmarchitable encanto". El País.
"Released in 1921, The Kid was Chaplin's first feature as a director as a director. [...]
The Kid finds Chapling testing himself for the first time -not as a comedian, for he would make plenty of funnier movies, bus as the most purely emotional of all filmmakers. In typical Chaplin style, the plot is a deeply personal mix of Victoriana and fairy tale".
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (February 13, 2016)
"Charlie Chaplin's The Kid hasn't aged a day". AV Club.