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The Official Kid Critic Report Card Grading System
  • A
    A classic.
    See it today. Get DVD 1st day
  • B+
    Fantastic.
    Must see first weekend. Must own DVD.
  • B
    Worth seeing in theater.
    Get DVD for your birthday.
  • C+
    Wait for DVD,
    unless someone else is paying
  • C
    Strickly a rental
  • D+
    There must be something better to see
  • D
    Avoid if you can.
    If not enjoy the trailers
  • F
    Watch anything else.
    And I mean ANYTHING

Be Kind Rewind (PG-13) B+

It's a smaller film with some big-name stars, and it's from a major studio: New Line Cinema. "Be Kind Rewind" may not be on your "must see list", but if you're a true movie fan, and you like to laugh, it should be.

Danny Glover stars as Mr. Fletcher, the owner of a video rental store, name Be Kind Rewind, that only carries VHS movies. So obviously the store isn't doing a great business.

When Mr. Fletcher takes some time off so he can spy on the competition, and learn about things such as DVD's, he puts his young employee Mike in charge. Hop Hop singer Mos Def plays Mike.

Jack Black plays Mike's wacky friend Jerry, who accidentally erases all of the video tapes in the store. And so in order to stay in business Mike and Jerry shoot their own versions of the movies, including "Ghostbusters", Rush Hour 2", "Robocop" and "The Lion King."

Soon the store is jammed with customers wanting to see Mike and Jerry's tapes. But will they make enough money to keep the store from being shutdown by the city which wants to turn their block into condominiums?

Black, Def and Glover are all great and the films the guys make are hilarious (click here to see some of the movies). There are some fun supporting performances as well, including Mia Farrow, who plays one of the video stores most loyal customers.

"Be Kind Rewind" is a fable, a fairy tale. If you don't take the plot too seriously and simply enjoy the fun you'll have a great time. 

It's rated PG-13 for some minor sexual references but other than that it's a movie that older kids and teenagers will enjoy and parents will love.

On The Official Kid Critic Report Card, "Be Kind Rewind" gets a B+, my highest grade for any movie so far this year.

 

 

 

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