Review of Son of Rambow (2007) by Carlos R — 18 Sep 2011

Sadly its title could alienate many people that might think that this little film is some kind of spin-off of the irregular Rambo film series, and I have to recognize that it was my first impression when I found out the existence of this movie. But I read a few things about it, and I knew what it was really about, and I gave it a try.

So, I watched it and it's a very funny, lovely and clever family film that's mainly about the friendship that comes up between two very different kids that happen to go to the same school. Those two child actors were wonderful and they were the soul of this movie.

But not everything was good, because there were some silly things in it, especially all the sub-plot regarding the French boy. It was kinda annoying and very dumb both the character and its mini-storyline; however the final scene where this character appeared was quite interesting and symbolic.

The religious background with one of the kids' family was well done, and I think that this film very subtly was criticizing this, without bad intentions or reaching controversy.

The final 5 minutes were beautiful, and the film is fun to watch despite those silly details.