Out of sheer boredom, she makes forays into the countryside, where Annie lives out her lust for destruction.

The next day Annie returns to the well, bringing Esther sandwiches, Capri Sun, toilet paper and a walkie-talkie.

Annie goes home and watches as Marvin has a heart attack while feeding the goats, but she doesn't go for help.

[2] The New York Times's Neil Genzlinger reviewed Kid-Thing favorably with "Ms. Aguirre captures Annie’s bottled-up anger nicely, though the role asks a limited amount of her, since it has little dialogue.

The film is, if nothing else, an interesting meditation on how a child who grows up without guidance might react to a situation that requires judgment.

"[3] The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy critiqued the film with "The Zellners' frequent fixed-frame compositions, oddball ideas for scenes, slow-burn sense of humor, unusually dense sound design and ongoing collaboration with The Octopus Project for the score create some engaging aesthetic effects.

But, with the possible exception of Aguirre's performance, there's little here to stick to the ribs and the film's ultimate impact is slight.

"[4] Variety's Ronnie Scheib opined that "Spearheaded by phenomenal pint-sized lead Sydney Aguirre, this challenging third feature from the Zellner Brothers retains much of their provocative trademark idiocy but navigates darker waters.