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Son of Rambow (4.5 stars)
Son of Rambow, a film celebrating friendships, imagination and the ’80s,
is the most genuine and charming comedy of the spring.
Will (Bill Milner) lives a sheltered
life. His religious sect doesn’t allow him to watch any TV or
listen to music.
But after crossing paths with the school
hooligan, Lee (Will Poulter), he gets roped into being Lee’s
new movie stuntman.
At Lee’s residence, Will sees his first film—Rambo:
First Blood.
Will’s imagination takes hold, and he creates an elaborate story
with him as the Son of Rambow.
Rambow is trapped in a jail cell inside
of a scarecrow guarded by flying dogs.
Lee agrees to make Will’s tale the subject of his movie, and
the two are off doing crazy stunts, fastening plastic dogs to kites
and becoming fast friends.
Meanwhile, a French exchange student,
Didier (Jules Sitruk), is extremely bored with everything.
But when his lackeys discover Will and
Lee’s endeavors, he offers his immense talent, which turns out
to be insanely bad acting, and ego to benefit their flick.
Son of Rambow is a refreshing buddy tale,
extremely rewarding for the entire family.
The audience can tell the director, Garth
Jennings, put a lot of effort and pride into this film.
Though the film is PG-13, mainly for
a kid smoking and some language, there is nothing too risqué for
the young ones.
The leads, Poulter and Milner, fit into
their energetic and mesmerizing parts like combat gloves.
The audience is charmed by their whimsical
ways and the film’s clever story.
The movie is set in the late ’80s in England, and the decade’s
bizarre style adds to the comedy.
Son of Rambow is widely imaginative and
endearing.
— Sara Pintilie
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