Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Be Kind Rewind


Since this is so later after coming out there is no real reason to review it, so I am going to borrow the opening paragraph from Roger Ebert's review of the film.
Michel Gondry's "Be Kind Rewind" is whimsy with a capital W. No, it's WHIMSY in all caps. Make that all-caps italic boldface. Oh, never mind. I'm getting too whimsical. Maybe Gondry does, too. You'll have to decide for yourself. This is a movie that takes place in no possible world, which may be a shame, if not for the movie, then for possible worlds.
Just to add my own thoughts, Michel Gondry's film is a nice, sweet little story with a few moments that actually tug on the heart strings. I wish this had come out sometime in the late 80's or early 90's. Not because of the antiquated technology involved but because it actually seems like a movie you would discover at a video store and watch some random Saturday afternoon.

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