Synopsis
Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo, Lee plans to make his own action-packed video epic.
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Cast
- Bill MilnerWill Proudfoot
- Will PoulterLee Carter
- Jessica HynesMary Proudfoot
- Jules SitrukDidier Revol
- Neil DudgeonJoshua
- Ed WestwickLawrence Carter
- Anna WingGrandma
- Tallulah EvansJess Proudfoot
- Emilie ChesnaisFrench Teacher
- Paul RitterGeography Teacher
Recommendations
- 80
Film Threat
This year’s diamond in the rough, a small movie that is big in heart and promises to be big at the box office. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
A quirky charmer. - 75
USA Today
Don't be put off by the title. This is no sequel, but a surprisingly charming British comedy that is only tangentially associated with "Rambo." - 70
Village Voice
At its most likable, Son of Rambow evokes the rush of discovery that turns budding cinephiles into lifers--that delight in finding a film that seems to express or coalesce some inchoate yearning, including a yen to share. - 70
The New York Times
A likable, lightly sticky valentine to childhood, the 1980s and the dawning of movie love, Son of Rambow was written and directed by Garth Jennings and produced by Nick Goldsmith, the duo behind the underappreciated fantasy "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." - 63
ReelViews
The resulting tale of friendship and family touches plenty of crowd-pleasing buttons but comes across as more than a little derivative. - 60
Variety
A sweetly raucous adventure. Widely quoted comparisons to "Billy Elliot" and Tim Burton overstate the case for what is really a modestly eccentric entertainment. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
The team who made "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" display plenty of whirligig energy, if not much control or lightness of touch.
