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SON OF RAMBOW Send This Review to a Friend
The spotty charm of a group of schoolboys in 1980s Britain teaming to make an action video gives way to a measure of tedium in “Son of Rambow,” written and directed by Garth Jennings. The set-up pits boys who will be boys against the rigidly religious rules of a sect known as The Brethren. Upon seeing an action “Rambo” flick, Will (Bill Milner), raised in the sect, decides to make his own home movie, and hooks up with the school bully Lee (Will Poulter) to accomplish the goal. The fun lies in how they go about creating their video epic.
The boyhood escapades that develop are often entertaining, especially with the appearance of a visiting French student, Didier (Jules Sitruk), who joins the amateur cast and puts on airs of a suave action star and all-around cool guy who can impress girls and envious lads. It’s fun to watch the bumbling hi-jinks that remind one of some of the odd-ball pictures of yore that used to come from Britain.
But this sort of thing has its limits. After a while the magic is dissipated, especially when the film tries to be serious about relationships and loyalties. A Paramount Vantage release.
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