Son of Rambow

Rated PG-13

Score: 9.5 0f 10

Rambow is about two boys, Will, and Lee Carter. Carter greatly wants to win Screentest (A BBC TV contest) and he eventualy convinces Will to help him. After Will sees his first film ever (Rambo: First Blood) he enthusiastically throws himself behind the production. Becoming Lee Carter’s stuntman, and the Son of Rambo(w). They make a movie full of stunts, gunfights, and flying dogs. When Will’s mom wants him to stop making the movie, the conflict starts…

Rambow is a very well put together film. It’s colors aren’t vibrant, but the pastels do well in conveying the ’80s feel of the film. It would have been an easy mistake to overdo the "home movie" shots, turning it into a mini-Cloverfield, their interspersing of the shots was very tasteful to say the least.

The acting was superb. The stand-out was newcomer Will Poulter, whose portrayal of Lee Carter, the neglected kid turned Rambo sidekick brought out both tears, and laughs. (Ok, I have to admit it. I cried in this movie. That’s saying a lot) Bill Milner, as Will also did a superb job, in his transformation from sheltered religious kid to courageous movie star. I know this sounds bad, overused and all, but their on screen chemistry (strictly platonic) was perfect. At times, I was almost convinced this was just a film taken by two British kids.

The dialogue funny, the characters real, the directing great. If I am going to recommend one movie this year, I would make it Son of Rambow . See it.

Keifer