Be Kind Rewind

Some movies are made to entertain you. Others movies are made to spread a message. And finally, there are some movies where the actor or director wants to express themselves artistically. These are usually the movies that suck.

Be Kind Rewind is on of the artistic expression movies. The movie stars Jack Black as a hopeless movie clerk who works at Be Kind Rewind, a movie rental place that is stuck on renting video tapes, not DVD's. The owner, Danny Glover (pronounced Gwubba when said with his mild speech impediment), decides to go away for a while and leave Jack Black in charge. You know this is a bad idea. Didn't you see Nacho Libre?

Jack Black and his friend Mike (Mos Def) decide to do a science experiment on his brain, but inadvertently erase all of the video tapes. In an effort to rectify the situation, they decide to remake all of the movies themselves using sheets of aluminum foil, bike helmets, and whatever other props they can find. Some of it is clever. Most of it is like, "whatever."

To their surprise, people actual enjoy these home-made versions of the movies. However, the big evil corporations get wind of this and they realize that they are losing hundreds of billions of dollars from these fraudulent impostors. They make it their mission to destroy them. Mia Farrow and Paul Dinello stage a sit-in to help save the store. (That almost sounds like something they would do out of character, doesn't it???) Danny Glover returns home from his hiatus and wonders what the hell is going on.

The situation is eventually resolved, but does it satisfy both parties? The movie intentionally lacks a lot of color (this is the artistic part). It also sporadically lacks direction and humor. Some of the stuff they do is just dumb. I recall watching the clock wondering when this movie was going to end. Fortunately, it's only an hour and 40 minutes, so it did come to an end, just like Bill Clinton's Presidency.

The movie is rated PG-13 for some sexual references, bad acting, and lack of primary colors. I only give this movie 2 stars. If you're a super huge Jack Black fan, you may enjoy this. I know there are no Danny Glover fans out there, so I don't need to comment there. I recommend that you find a different movie.