Name: Be Kind Rewind
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2008-02-21
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Jack Black, Yasiin Bey, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Melonie Díaz

Be Kind Rewind

You name it, we shoot it.

A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.

DramaComedy

DirectorMichel Gondry

WriterMichel Gondry

StatusReleased

LanguageEnglish

Release DateFebruary 21, 2008

Runtime1h 42m

Budget$20,000,000

Revenue$30,600,000

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January 11, 20199/10

This is a unique specimen of a film, as it engages directly in the art of remaking classic films that we've grown up on, with a twist. Even more so fitting given the films setting of a mom and pop owned video store. Mos Defs character Mike is excellent as the straight man to Jerry (played by Jack Black) and his more then outrageous stunts and escapades. You can also feel sympathy for the character of Mr. Fletcher (played by Danny Glover) whose trying everything to keep his video rental store and apartment from being demolished. I won't spoil any further plot details or the ending, but the way things are wrapped up are bittersweet, and by the time the credits roll, everything is left in ambiguity. Overall I didn't go into major parts of this film because it just has to be experienced for oneself for full enjoyment. Be Kind Rewind is a funny, touching, and nostalgic trip down the roads of analog film renting, and fan film creation, all in one. Four and a half stars, out of Five.