The Kid with a Bike got what rating from Peter Bradshaw ?
Upon its March 2012 UK release , Peter Bradshaw gave it ( four stars out of 5 ) and said it " revive the memory of De Sica 's 1948 classic " Bicycle Thieves "" ; it is a " heartfelt , boldly direct film composed in the social - realist key signature of C major , revisiting the film - makers ' classic themes of parenthood , trust and love .