Film Review – Son of Rambow
Title: Son of Rambow
Director: Garth Jennings
Year: 2007
Genre: Comedy
Format Reviewed: Film
I certainly went back and forth in whether or not I wanted to see Son of Rambow. In the end, I trusted some positive reviews and was bored enough to go check it out. Thankfully, I did. This is a great film. Very light-hearted and clever. If you want the bottom line: I didn’t find any flaws in it, at all.
So you follow the boy who appears on the poster to the left. He is the epitome of the term: protagonist. He grows up in a restrictive, religious household void of all electronics, in 1970s England. Rambo has just hit the theaters, and with the help of a trouble-maker become blood-brother, our boy grows a passion for the character Rambo. It is obvious that him and his new friend have a lot of talent, and it’s funny how they resemble a grown-up writer/director duo.
On our story of liberation, many quirky characters come into play, the best of which is a hilarious characterization in a French exchange student. With their help, the production becomes fairly complex, while the tensions arise between our two main characters. The acting of some “emotional” scenes aren’t the best, but you can’t blame them for not being child prodigy actors. I wouldn’t say the film is “cheesy” in any parts, because while there is some silly comedy, that is the goal of this movie. The story is not bad at all, and shouldn’t overlooked either. If you want, you can read into the plot and get some deeper message, but it’s quite subtle. It’s a great movie for all!
Rating: 4 /5
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