The newest effort by Micheal Gondry proves once again that the french director doesn't want to be boxed into the romantic genre his first two films cast him as. His new work stars Jack Black and Mos Def and reads like almost any mainstream comedy (not that that is a bad thing). After our two clumsy heroes erase all the VHS tapes in their videostore they are forced to choose the only logic solution and re film each tape they own with themselves as the stars. Now here is where Gondry's genuis becomes present as our stars have to tackle the technical feets of many of our most beloved films (King Kong, Ghostbusters, Driving Miss Daisy, etc.) with no budget or sometimes knowledge of the film. While this does produce many good laughs the plot is just as cheesy as any mainstream comedy. I give Be Kind Rewind a 6/10, since it does manage to make you laugh but the fact that Gondry is directing it makes me think there could have been so much more.
6/10
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