Son of Rambow

a tough first fifteem minutes are well worth the payoff
This movie is weird and delightful and well worth watching.

I'll start with the caveats:

1. The first fifteen minutes or so are difficult. You don't like very many people at first, and it looks like it is going to be a much darker film than it turns out to be. Stick with it, I promise it is going to get better.

2. The portrayal of the Plymouth Brethren is a bit on the dour side- I'm not Brethren, but I can't imagine it's as bad as all that.

The rest of the movie is pitch perfect. The portrayal of a friendship between two young boys has rarely been better done. I was just a bit younger than the kids in this movie in the mid eighties, and spent that time bouncing back and forth between England and the US. This movie was a bit of a nostalgia trip. The pop rocks and soda scene? Remember when it was a school yard rumor that you could actually explode your head by doing that?

The music was great- the acting, remarkable- the...

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One of the best movies of the year. Cute, very funny, a little sad, but most importantly, an absolute blast to watch. Reminds me why some of my favorite movies are forigen: Shawn of the Dead, Pans Lab... If you're into quirky, this is not only a must see, but a must own. 4 thumbs up!

Son of Rambow
I was a big fan of first-time filmmakers Hammer and Tongs' (Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith) Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. While the duo had worked on music videos and other film projects before Hitchhiker's, this adaptation of the iconic sci-fi novel was their first feature film. It was surprising that they were given the keys to such a big project, one that had been in development for decades, but Hammer and Tongs handled the material quite admirably. In order to make Hitchhiker's Guide they had to put another film they were developing on hold. That project would eventually become their second feature film: Son of Rambow.

Son of Rambow tells the story of Will (Bill Milner), whose family is a part of a strict religious sect known as the Plymouth Brethren. Will has never watched TV, and even has to leave the classroom when they show a documentary at his school. That's how he meets Lee (Will Poulter), the class troublemaker. Will and Lee become best friends and,...

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