Review of Be Kind Rewind (2008) by Stuart K — 10 Aug 2010
Michel Gondry rides again, after the Oscar-winning success of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and returning to his native France for the oddball fantasy The Science of Sleep (2006), here he makes an offbeat yet heartfelt love letter to the good old days of VHS, some of it works, some of it doesn't.
This has Jerry (Jack Black), getting his head magnitised, and accidentally erasing the video tapes at the video rental shop belonging to Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover), With the store and it's buildings threatened with demolition, Jerry and store employee Mike (Mos Def), decide to remake the films, mainly for the benefit of dotty old lady Miss Falewicz (Mia Farrow), using just a video camera, homemade special effects and alot of ingenuity, their remakes include Ghostbusters, Rush Hour 2, Robocop and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
A different kind of film, don't believe the ads for it, it's got a darker streak than it claims, the remakes of top films are very good, but the bits inbetween can be a little too offbeat for their own good, but it has heart and good intentions.
Maybe that's why Gondry has gone to do The Green Hornet.
This review of Be Kind Rewind (2008) was written by Stuart K on 10 Aug 2010.
Be Kind Rewind has generally received mixed reviews.
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