that would have been much better, IMO, without Jack Black who seems to play the same part in every movie he makes. To pair him with actors like Danny Glover and Mos Def doesn't make sense to me but the movie still works in spite of it. There is so much creative energy flowing in this movie due to the great imagination of the director and the clever building of the various sets and how the movie is constructed. I don't want to give too much away but it's worth anyone's time that is into cinema to sit through this very clever, heart-felt, crafted movie. I can't help but feel it would have been a much better offering without the Black character giving it an over the top, gonzo performance. The story didn't need this kind of character to make it work. In fact it dumbed it down and made it a more commercial, box office attraction for teenagers. Maybe the next movie this director makes will finally take the leap out of mainstream American corniness and treat the viewer to something on a different emotional level.
Review of Be Kind Rewind
