Review of Be Kind Rewind (2008) by Sean N — 21 Apr 2010

I feel a lot of people miss the point of this movie. Perhaps if you've never tried to make a movie in your backyard, with your uncle and mother as extras and with a crappy camera and no budget then the true essence of "Be Kind Rewind" may not fully click with you. The film the characters make at the end is their own and when they watch it in that darkened video store, on a sheet and you see their shining faces, as the wrecking crew waits outside to destroy the beloved video store, it really gets to me. A film about making movies, the advancement of culture and the battle of the old versus the new and the loss of a love of an art over corporation.

"Be Kind Rewind" tells a touching and insightful story, and includes the parodies and jokes as an extra. This movie isn't the silly parody/ spoof/ dumb comedy that it pretends to be and don't underestimate it! One of my favorite movies ever.