Be Kind Rewind

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1 hr. 41 min.

Comedy

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65%

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After a man (Jack Black) accidentally creates a magnetic field that erases a store's videotapes, he hatches a daring scheme to help his friend (Mos Def), a clerk at the store, keep his job. The two friends set out to re-create the most popular titles in the store's inventory, ranging from "The Lion King" to "Robocop."

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Critics Consensus

Slighter and less disciplined than Gondry's previous mind-benders.

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Jelisije J

I am sorry but I am not a fan of this movie because the story is s simple and so small its worth only 30 min run time, but its spread to an 1 and 30 minutes......

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/29/24

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Bucky R

Unwatchable. Cringey-bad unfunny. Turned this one off.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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Emilliano S

I was partially sweeded but not that hype

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/22/23

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Richard L

This movie has heart, and is certainly adorable, but it is not a good film. The central premise is great, but what's done with it really isn't all that funny, and most of the other jokes don't land any better either. Every character seems odd and unrealistic, but not in a fun way, and although Black and Glover turn in great performances, there's only so much you can do as an actor. What this movie really needed was a second writer to tie it together and make for more actually funny - and not just kind of odd - moments.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/06/23

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Audience Member

Loved how it acted as a love letter to cinema too I freaking loved Melonie Diaz too, she’s a girl aspiring to be an actress herself and lives her chance to be part of this duo It’s not the effects or production values that make a movie but rather the heart that goes into it, the soul that grows within it, and the joy that comes out of it This promotes the potential of the medium and the goodness that can come from it, the sense of togetherness, of community, of a shared passion for something that's not about look and professionalism and perfection but rather honesty, integrity, and sincerity, ideas that transcend cinema and seem appropriate for the greater thing called life

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

A nice little silly movie that fans of 80’s films may enjoy.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Yasiin Bey

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Mia Farrow

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Rated: 2/4

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Dana Stevens

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It's hard to get too cranky about a movie that, at heart, is a tribute to the joy of making things with your friends.

Feb 22, 2008

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Joanne Laurier

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In Be Kind Rewind, Gondry has tried to create an alternative to the reality that "everything has to be a business."

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Its Achilles heel is the difficulty Gondry has in switching from the magic realism back into the more earthbound aspects of the story. Still, the movie has a gentle, heartfelt vibe that is hard to resist, particularly if you're a movie fan.

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It could work as a short film, but as a feature length comedy it runs dry relatively quickly.

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Synopsis

After a man (Jack Black) accidentally creates a magnetic field that erases a store's videotapes, he hatches a daring scheme to help his friend (Mos Def), a clerk at the store, keep his job. The two friends set out to re-create the most popular titles in the store's inventory, ranging from "The Lion King" to "Robocop."

Director: Michel Gondry
Executive Producer: Toby Emmerich, Guy Stodel
Screenwriter: Michel Gondry
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Partizan
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual References)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 22, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.2M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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