Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Monday, July 25, 2022

Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Michel Gondry
Starring: Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover
Running time: 98 minutes


 

Elroy Fletcher is an aging video store owner who is having a hard time keeping his small New Jersey business opened in spite of his claims that jazz pianist Fats Waller was born in that building. As he takes a business trip, he leaves his young employee, Mike, an aspiring movie director, in charge. When Mike’s friend, Jerry, accidently erases the content on all the VHS tapes in the store, the duo decides to shoot shorter homemade versions of the movies they erased.

Looking back at this particular movie around a decade and a half later, I must say that it hasn’t aged so well. It has its moments — few and far between —, but, overall, it is all very silly. Jack Black tries hard, but he is not given much to work with. Danny Glover brings a bit of gusto to the whole thing, but he’s not there enough to help. When it comes to Be Kind Rewind, I would say Be Smart Avoid.

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