- Be Kind Rewind
- Opened February 22, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 41 min.
PG-13
some sexual references
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Jerry (Jack Black), a junkyard worker, attempts to sabotage a power plant that he believes is melting his brain. But when his plan goes awry, the magnetic field that he creates accidentally erases all of the videotapes in a local video store where his best friend Mike works. Fearing that the mishap will cost Mike his job, the two friends team up to keep the store's only loyal customer - a little old lady with a tenuous grasp on reality - from realizing what has happened by recreating and re-filming every movie that she decides to rent. From Back to the Future, to Robocop, to Rush Hour, to The Lion King, Jerry and Mike become the biggest stars in their neighborhood by starring in the biggest movies ever made.Read More
- Cast: Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz
- Director: Michel Gondry
- Genres: Farce, Comedy of Errors, Comedy
Critic Reviews
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"...hints at a subversive retelling of mainstream Hollywood movies but stops short at goofy homage."
Los Angeles Times
- Carina Chocano
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"Though good-natured and sometimes endearingly loopy, it is more often silly, rambling and lacking in credibility."
USA Today
- Claudia Puig
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"Given the setup's spoof potential, Be Kind Rewind might have cut it as a sophomoric student project or a goof-off comedy."
Variety
- Todd McCarthy
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