One of my all time favorites.

A Masterpiece!

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Two bumbling store clerks inadvertently erase the footage from all of the tapes in their video rental store. In order to keep the business running, they re-shoot every film in the store with their own camera, with a budget of zero dollars. Despite some good intentions and Black's and Def's chemistry and perfomances 'Be Kind Rewind' showcases how bad it is to remake certain films when on the same time it's humor never lands and the overall pacing is terrible. Overall a disappointing film that doesn't hold up that well as i remembered. (4.5/10)

This has become a sort of cult classic in recent times, so I thought i'd give it a watch. What a waste of time that was. It's got a very likable cast, and yet the script isn't that funny, and the film drags, despite actually having quite a short running time in the first place. I went into this film with an open mind, but in the end I didn't find myself caring about any of the characters as they were so thinly written.The central premise is good, but there are just too many moments of dullness that you really don't end up caring whether they save the video shop or not.This will not be a film i'd rush to see again.

Mike works at a video rental store in Passaic, New Jersey and is put in charge when his boss, Mr. Fletcher, takes some time off. Mr Fletcher leaves just one instruction… don't let Mike's friend Jerry into the shop. Jerry is somewhat paranoid and believes the nearby electrical substation is part of some sinister mind-control plot and decides to sabotage it; he fails but ends up magnetised. He doesn't realise this when he barges into the video shop and starts rearranging the tapes… leading to them all being deleted! Soon afterwards a customer, Miss Falewicz, returns her copy of 'Ghost Busters; complaining that the tape is blank. Mike tries to get a copy from a rival shop but has no luck; they've all switched to DVD. Jerry has a plan; Miss Falewicz has never seen the film so why don't they just remake it themselves… the idea is ridiculous but they have no other choice. Soon afterwards a second customer returns his copy of 'Rush Hour 2' so they remake that too, helped by Alma, a local woman, to take the female part. Soon their remakes are achieving cult status. Jerry tells people that these special films cost far more than usual videos as they use materials imported from Sweden. By the time Mr Fletcher returns these 'Sweded' films are making more money than the originals… not everything is good though; the town council want to demolish his store and the Federal authorities have got word of their unofficial remakes and demands their destruction. They decide to make one last film; a biopic of jazz legend Fats Waller who, Mr Fletcher had been telling people, was born in the building.When I sat down to watch this I wasn't sure if it would be good silly fun or just silly… thankfully it turned out to be funny. It took a while to get going; early on Jack Black's Jerry was a bit too annoying and Mos Def's Mike wasn't that funny. Once they started making their 'Sweded' films things improved notably; these were very funny, especially if one was familiar with the film they were remaking. Other cast members are pretty solid; most notably Melonie Diaz, who plays Alma, Danny Glover as Mr Fletcher and Mia Farrow as Miss Falewicz. The film's conclusion is rather touching and avoids the expected cop-out. Overall I enjoyed this more than I expected and would recommend it for anybody looking for some silly fun without any offensive material.

Being age 15, one can expect people my age to only be puberty stricken teenagers who love stupid movies like Transformers and the like. The truth of the matter is that I want to be a movie maker, and this was one of 3 movies that helped me get the push I needed.Be Kind, Rewind is the story of two men who accidentally erase all the video tapes in a dying video store. So to fix everything, they start to remake all of the movies they erased, starting with Ghostbusters. After the fact, their business becomes booming! The problem is that the copyright laws keep them from remaking movies with the original VHS tape provided by the studios. Will they save Be Kind, Rewind? Watch the movie to find out.First of all, this movie is advertised as a comedy, and it also stars Jack Black. So one would assume this movie will be laugh out loud hilarious! (See School of Rock, which is a favorite of mine.) However, this is anything but. It's still funny, but the novelty comes from seeing how they "Swede" movies, like Boogie Nights or 2001: A Space Odyssey. However, that's not to say that the movie isn't good. Facto of the matter, I feel like it is one of the best movies ever made! The comedy is subtle, with the interactions of the characters, as well as some of the things they say. The performances are actually well acted. Mos Def, who is from The Italian Job, turns in an innocent performance as Mike the Clerk. He stutters in a way, but it's the type of stuttering that you don't mind, and he has this way of acting that you can't help but smile and feel sad for him when he is sad. Jack Black plays Jerry, a lunatic who is a conspiracy theorist that thinks the government is trying to get him. Surprisingly, his performance is subtle, and you feel for him in the movie. He is kind of a method actor in a way in this movie, and he cares about the movies he makes, even if they are remakes. These performances are just to name a few.Then we have the knowledge of the director. The person who made the movie is Michel Gondry, who directed The Science of Sleep, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, both of which are great movies. Going into this movie, you might expect this movie to be a mind-bender much like those movies. If you are expecting that, then you will be disappointed unfortunately. I went into this movie just to see a comedy about people remaking Ghostbusters. Which brings me to the one thing that may divide people, which is...... The ending. This is one movie where I have to bring up the ending. The ending might be depressing for people who expect a comedy, but I see it like this: You have people who made a movie, and they are looking at what they worked so hard on. They created a work of art together. It's a piece of film they made, that made them laugh, cry, and angry. It shows that even the smallest bit of effort can make a big impact. This film is a film for people who love film, if that makes any sense. I give this a 10/10, it's a spectacular movie, not to be missed by anybody. Just, again, don't expect this to be the most laugh out loud movie ever made.