Be Kind Rewind is a raucous humoresque, another glorious Gondry goof that balances its hilarious remake material with the heartfelt story among the characters. It’s also the biggest, most masterful love letter to the VCR and the resulting accessibility of cinema ever created
– filmcritic –

This movie reminds us that we love many films in spite of their flaws, and this is a self fulfilling prophecy. I would recommend this film because the cool parts are worth checking out and although I wasn’t busting a gut laughing - I did enjoy myself. Out of 10, I would give this film a 6
– the movie blog –

The films of Michel Gondry aren’t for everyone, but viewers who vibe to his playful, cerebral, wildly imaginative sensibility might get a kick out of Be Kind Rewind
– washingtong post –

The director has attempted to construct quite a complex little film here, but only parts of this delicate concoction work effectively. The movie feels like a strange, lightweight piece of ephemeral fluff, punctuated only intermittently by moments of genuine comedy genius
– ign.com –

Gondry and the gifted indie cinematographer Ellen Kuras have fun with the amateur versions of the likes of RoboCop, Rush Hour, 2001: A Space Odyssey, King Kong and Driving Miss Daisy. These snippets are fun but frustratingly brief. The mugging, however, is nonstop. Gondry, as writer and director, can’t stop the creative helium from leaking out of his cinematic balloon
– rolling stone –

A love letter to the technology and movies of the 1980s as well as celebrating the DIY ethos of the YouTube generation
– new york post –

“Be Kind Rewind” is as civic-minded an adventure as “Block Party.” But Gondry still refuses to succumb to the perceived limits of common sense or realism. His naivete (and his characters’) bumps up against certain urban realities that may be too strong to ignore. The movie’s title is an unheeded plea for mercy and a sense of history
– boston.com –

There’s nothing not to like about the movie, a teensy, hand-crocheted trifle, fitted with embroidered pockets of guest stardom, including Mia Farrow as the nice local lady who wants to see what “Ghostbusters” is all about and “Ghostbusters’” own Sigourney Weaver as a movie-studio corporate meanie
– entertainment weekly —

In a larger sense Be Kind Rewind declares that the riches of cinema history touch each of us personally. Films become so deep a part of us that we own them that our memories of them, whether faithful or fanciful, become their meanings. As a movie critic and, even before and above that, a movie lover, how can I disagree with that?
– time –

Be Kind Rewind Movie Data Information

Starring :
Jack Black (Previous movie : King Kong)
Mos Def (Previous movie : The Italian Job)
Danny Glover (Previous movies : Lethal Weapon 1, 2 and 3; Dreamgirls )
Mia Farrow (Previous movies :Arthur and the Invisibles, The Ex)
Melonie Diaz
Film Director :
Michel Gondry (Previous movies : Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004; The Science of Sleep, 2006)
Film Cinematography :
Ellen Kuras (Previous Movie : Personal Velocity: Three Portraits; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Theatrical Release Date : 22 February 2008
Run Time : 94 min.
Movie Genre : Comedy Film
Movie Rating : PG-13
Distributed by : New Line Cinema

Be Kind Rewind Movie Trailer

Tags: comedy, movie review, movie trailer, pg-13

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