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Monday, April 2, 2018
















     Be Kind Rewind
2008  PG-13  COMEDY  1h 38min
CAST— Jack Black, Mos Def
MUSIC— Jean-Michel Bernard, Melissa Manchester  DIRECTOR— Michel Gondry

     On the surface the film centers on two inept filmmakers, while beneath the crust lies a story of community and kindness. Mos Def works as a clerk at a video rental store where friend Jack Black likes to hang out. After being electrocuted Black becomes magnetized, erasing every video in the store. The two remedy the situation by recreating the films, shooting the films themselves, using bottom of the barrel props, talent, you name it. But get this: the videos are a hit. Soon they have their entire neighborhood rallying behind them, assisting them in their celluloid creations. At times funny and oddly touching the film provides some genuine laughs for movie buffs. Nevertheless, the final emotion is one strangely akin to melancholy. Even so, it’s better than Envy (2004).
OUR RATING— **

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