Son of Rambow

Son of Rambow (Rated PG-13)

Running time: 1 hr 36 mins

Cast:

Bill Milner
Will Poulter

Critical consensus (www.rottentomatoes.com):

***1/2 out of *****

My consensus:

**1/2 out of *****










The premise: Set on a long English summer in the early 80's, Son Of Rambow is a comedy about friendship, faith and the weird business of growing up.

My review: Son of Rambow had all the potential in the world to be a really cute family film. Instead it lacks in charm and heart. I like the overall message of the film, that friendship is one of the most important aspects of a persons life. Yet they didn't convey that message to the degree they should have. The story and characters (which were primarily all children) were very weak. The movie is supposed to be geared for the younger audiences, yet I think children would be bored to tears by this movie. There's no adorable humor, in fact, I don't think I laughed once. The last act of the film was sweet and touching and what the film should have been the whole time. But much like The Bucket List earlier this year, its a buddy comedy that is all over the place in emotions. Blah.