Review of Son of Rambow (2007) by Ben H — 10 Feb 2009

Really enjoybale film - an interesting story with a great insight into a childs mind showing harsh reality.

This review of Son of Rambow (2007) was written by Ben H on 10 Feb 2009.

Son of Rambow has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Son of Rambow (2007) Movie Reviews (647)
Son of Rambow (2007) Critic Reviews (90)
Son of Rambow (2007) User Reviews (557)

More Reviews of Son of Rambow

Review of Son of Rambow (2007)

By Alex R (2,581) on 09 Dec 2012

They certainly didn't need the French exchange bit (except for the help funding the film maybe?) ;)…

Read Review

Review of Son of Rambow (2007)

By Faiz D (226) on 04 Jun 2012

Before Super 8 there was Son of Rambow and this early 80s set coming of age genre straddler delivers a distinctively British angle on proto…

Read Review

Review of Son of Rambow (2007)

By Hannah M (863) on 29 Mar 2013

I watched this film on Christmas Day but leaving this aside I believe Son of Rambo is a modern classic…

Read Review

Review of Son of Rambow (2007)

By Meredith W (585) on 02 Dec 2012

This movie is so cute. The boys did a wonderful job acting, especially for it being their first time doing anything…

Read Review

Review of Son of Rambow (2007)

By Themumblelover . (186) on 12 Jul 2014

Saw this looooonngg time ago. I remember liking it…

Read Review

Review of Son of Rambow (2007)

By Scott C (2,765) on 27 Nov 2012

I think this was a tad overrated, but still enjoyable…

Read Review

Review of Son of Rambow (2007)

By Mark H (1,764) on 27 Aug 2013

A fond tribute to the 1980s that is frequently funny…

Read Review

Review of Son of Rambow (2007)

By Melanie D (381) on 31 Jul 2012

Charming and kind-hearted look at a mean-spirited boy and the love of his life...his videocamera. This movie will win almost anyone over…

Read Review

Review of Son of Rambow (2007)

By Darren M (394) on 18 Feb 2013

To be able to take such inspirations as Rambo: First Blood and Britain in the 1980s and create what is a very nostalgic and light-hearted film…

Read Review

Review of Son of Rambow (2007)

By Stuart D (114) on 16 Nov 2013

Enjoyable film, but the pieces never quite fit together. Both the young leads give good performances…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of State and Main (2000)

By Edith N (976) on 20 Jan 2007

Ther r lots of movies I dont like and everyone like d this one. nobody didnt. I thought rencbcaa pgieon was anonyign :(…

Read Review

Review of It's Complicated (2009)

By Ginat (1) on 30 May 2010

This is the most absurdly vacuous and unfunny comedy I've seen in decades -- a ridiculous, irritating, unrealistic piece of fluff fantasy for…

Read Review

Review of Booty Call (1997)

By Rocknblues 8 (262) on 01 Sep 2010

Annoying ugly hoochie girls, bad low brow jokes, terrible actors and one of the worst one trick pony scripts you will ever see…

Read Review

Review of Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 31 Mar 2010

The level of hatred directed against women in this movie is mind boggling…

Read Review

Review of Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)

By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for Parallax View (176) on 04 Nov 2010

it's very much a Keystone Komedy: the same simple visual style, the same pratfall gags, even the Keystone Kops pouring in for the finale…

Read Review

Review of House of D (2004)

By Phoebe Flowers (256) for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (746) on 27 Apr 2005

Although Williams' performance is painful to watch, the bigger problem is the role he serves in the story as a whole…

Read Review

Review of Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)

By Jordan J (345) on 29 Aug 2015

It was neat learning how the gang got together. But this was just dumb. Scooby Doo looked too fake. Scooby Doo looked better in 2002…

Read Review

Review of The Butcher Boy (1998)

By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 26 Jan 2014

clumsily lurches from one irrelevant, uninteresting episode to the next…

Read Review

Review of Cutting Class (1989)

By Grayson W (192) on 24 Jan 2014

Lazy, lazy, lazy... other than introducing Brad Pitt and having a pretty awesome opening theme, this film adds absolutely nothing to the genre…

Read Review

Review of A Room for Romeo Brass (1999)

By Neil B (352) on 12 Jul 2008

It's probably an unfair comment, but this is not even close to being as accomplished as later films such as 'Dead Mans Shoes' and 'This is…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Son of Rambow

2007

70%647 Reviews

Admission

2013

50%721 Reviews

Chennai Express

2013

59%102 Reviews

Regular Lovers

2005

71%50 Reviews

Shattered Glass

2003

73%667 Reviews

The Secret Life of Words

2005

75%220 Reviews

Cynthia

1947

54%2 Reviews

Caligula

1979

50%578 Reviews

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

2006

65%398 Reviews

I Know What You Did Last Summer

1997

50%665 Reviews