Be Kind Rewind

 (2008)

  • User Rating 242 votes
  • Critics Rating 128 critics
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User Reviews

Awful, a waste of time
Jan 18, 2009
tfpusa - yahoo.com
not even worth renting from red box. Weak story, no direction, can't really say anything good about it. It's not one of Jack Blacks best.... Full review
a great film
Dec 04, 2008
cubstml - yahoo.com
this movie has to be one of my favorites. though it may be few on big laughs, it is one of the few movies that made me realize what i want to do in my life.... Full review
Disappointing
Nov 14, 2008
plmrjy - yahoo.com
I was really looking forward to this movie. A lot. But it had almost no laughs, and was very dry chuckles and it went beyond slow. Jack Black was the only highlight, and even he wasn't as good as Tropic Thunder.... Full review
Horrible
Nov 09, 2008
legal_jess - yahoo.com
The story was bad, the acting was awful and the ending sucked. Jack Black sucked, Mos def sucked, Danny Glover sucked.... Full review
Be Kind
Nov 07, 2008
kylejhousell - yahoo.com
Be Kind Rewind is a really funny movie for a stupid plot. I was really surprised at how many movies they could parady in one movie. Though it was a reminder of how many really great movies exsist and this movie... Full review
what the ?
Nov 06, 2008
dayhnt717 - yahoo.com
If this movie was a dumb comedy it would have been 10 times better. The movie has great potential as a comedy, but not as a sentimental hometown movie.... Full review
What on earth is this???
Nov 03, 2008
christaliss - yahoo.com
I don't understand why people would want to waste money making this kind of CRAP. I so regret listening to the reviews that the movie is funny. It's the worst I've watched in 10 years! A little funny - MAYBE, but... Full review
Be Kind Remake
Oct 11, 2008
medacolin - yahoo.com
The movie started well. Then everything just became annoying. I wanted the movie to end as soon as possible. The only reason I continued watching it was because I had hope that this movie would do a sudden "u-turn" just as... Full review
Different and very good because of it.
Oct 04, 2008
np92801 - yahoo.com
Finally an original movie!! Funny but doesn't try too hard. Go see it. Mos Def is funny without trying as usual and the ideas that they come up with for remakes make you want to make your own movies... Full review
Rewind's a Nice Nostalgic Piece
Sep 11, 2008
gabbygator04 - yahoo.com
'Be Kind Rewind' obviously pays tribute to the old VHS but it's true storyline pays tribute to jazz musician Fats Waller. The Be Kind Rewind video store draws it's inspiration from the legendary Fats Waller and his story is cleverly woven... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Mar 08, 2009
TheHDRoom
The movie has a wacky charm and many surprisingly clever scenes....Unfortunately a good part of the film revolves around making movies with a VHS camera....make local celebrities out of Mike and Jerry with lines forming out the door for customers to request their favorite flick be "Sweded" (the made up term for re-filming the movies).....This is a very engaging performance....these scenes being faithful to their theme do not exactly shine in HD..... ... Full Review
| Nov 25, 2008
Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews
Eternal Sunshine was self indulgent wank and Be Kind Rewind was just embarrassingly try-hard earnest and terribly executed... Nor have I ever watched a amateur movie on youtube that could compete with even a shitty Hollywood movie. ... Full Review
| Nov 23, 2008
ABC, Australia
the mosy shambling and least funny movie....this truly dismal film....their favourite movies....And the film ought to be funny, with Mike and Jerry recreating those films as home movies..... ... Full Review
| Nov 21, 2008
dearcinema.com
Firstly he is black and you may call this stereotyping but there are certain assumptions that are attached to any black actor in a funny movie. If you have to be a foil to Jack Black, you better get your act together. And Mos Def is worse. ... Full Review
| Aug 28, 2008
blackfilm.com
Be Kind, Rewind fails to measure up to expectations. The motley ensemble's supportive response to the secret in the film proves to be a surprisingly sweet way to bring down the curtain on this well-meaning message movie ... Full Review

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Did Be Kind Rewind give you the itch to recreate your favourite movie scenes as Jack Black and Mos Def spun their own homemade interpretations on the likes of Ghostbusters and Rush Hour 2 ? ... Full Article

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When I first heard about the premise of Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind- two desperate video store employees remake popular favorites on the cheap after one of them accidentally erases the store's inventory with his radioactive brain-I was agog, delighted,... ... Full Article

Without a doubt, " Be Kind Rewind " is a fairy tale.For starters, its tale of a pair of no-budget Steven Spielbergs is about as plausible as Jack and his magic beans or Cinderella and her glass slipper. ... Full Article

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