Be Kind Rewind

February 22, 2008

Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 101 min Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

This movie is set in an impoverished neighborhood where two chuckleheads (Jack Black and Mos Def) work in a video store. The store can’t afford to upgrade to DVD, so the stock is still VHS. Jack Black becomes magnetized and accidentally erases every tape in the store.

When a patron (Mia Farrow) threatens to tell their boss (Danny Glover) unless they can hand her a videotape of GHOST BUSTERS by 5 PM, they take a video camera outside and shoot their own version. Needless to say, costumes, special effects, and production values leave a bit to be desired.

Then they shot another. And another. These homegrown versions become so popular with their patrons that they end up restocking their shelves with their own versions of movies like ROBOCOP, RUSH HOUR 2, DRIVING MISS DAISY, 2001, KING KONG, ROCKY, BOYZ IN THE HOOD, and THE LION KING.

bekindrewind.jpgThis may appear at first glance to be a madcap Jack Black comedy, and the movie spoofs are funny, but the movie is really more of a Frank Capra-style fable. It’s kind of sweet.

Posted by Mack Guffin | Filed Under 3 Stars, Danny Glover, Jack Black, Melonie Diaz, Mos Def, Sigourney Weaver, Theatrical 

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One Response to “Be Kind Rewind”

  1. Mack Guffin on February 22nd, 2008 8:20 am

    And here’s a trailer for BE KIND REWIND on YouTube.

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