See What Happens When You Whine

It seems Bangor does negotiate with terrorists. After my earlier complaints that during the slow months of cinema Bangor had let a potentially good movie pass them by, and I was rewarded with concessions.

Playing at the local Theater, two months after its initial release was Be Kind Rewind.

And guess what? It wasn’t that bad. I do like comedies, despite what a few people think. This movie just possessed a basic charm. It also helped that it had a ton of 80’s nostalgia and Danny Glover.

The plot is rather simple, but the director Michael Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) keeps it fun and the entire movie has a spontaneous feel. You're just not sure what is going to happen next despite a somewhat familiar formula. An aging Danny Glover is holding on to his video store, holding back time and developers. Protegé Mos Def works there and gets tangled up with Jack Black who works at a near by junk yard. After an accident Jack finds himself magnetized and ends up erasing all the videos in the store.

It is up to Mos Def and Jack to fix the problem. When the two friends get together and add the neighbors it creates characters and scenes that will have you laughing into the parking lot.

It does start out slow, and probably isn’t for everyone, I suppose that why it works.

After you finish the movie go online and watch "Sweded" movies.

Be Kind Rewind - How To Swede

~Seth Davis