3.0, United States/Canada

Be Kind Rewind

2008 / Michel Gondry > The bar’s up pretty high after Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep, but this is what it is on purpose: lighthearted, sentimental and while a bit ill-paced, generally enjoyable. Though Jack Black is on the edge of annoying, the rest of the cast holds the film together in a very communal way. The movie recreations are reason enough to see this as they serve up the genius of Gondry in small, snack portions instead of a whole meal at once.

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