Rated: PG-13

The story takes place in 1980s Britain, where young Will Proudfoot (Milner) is raised in isolation among The Brethren, a puritanical religious sect in which music and TV are strictly forbidden. When Will encounters his first movie, a pirated copy of Rambo: First Blood his imagination is blown wide open.

Now, Will sets out to join forces with the seemingly diabolical school bully, Lee Carter (Poulter), to make their own action epic, devising wildly creative, on-the-fly stunts, not to mention equally elaborate schemes for creating a movie of total commitment and non-stop thrills while hiding out from The Brethren.

When school popularity finally descends on Will and Lee in the form of, oui, the super-cool French exchange student, Didier Revol (Sitruk), their remarkable new friendship and precious film are pushed, quite literally, to the breaking point. -Paramount

Directing a film like this takes a wild eye and a lot of patience, and Jennings does a pretty good job. The only downside to the film comes with the script. Son of Rambow gets repetitive with the boys shooting too many scenes that are sometimes extremely silly and unnecessary. After awhile I found myself wanting the film to hurry along.

The movie reminded me of the British film Millions, which dealt with some of the same values, but from a different prospective. In both films it is friendship and trust that bring young boys together. In Rambow, two opposites accidentally come together by fate with an opportunity to prove themselves, where in Millions the emphasis is on money that controls the fate of two young brothers who have to trust each other to survive. Both had the same youngster comedy and compassion that appeal to families.

Starring: Bill Milner, Will Poulter,  Jessica Stevensob, Ed Westwick, Neil Dudgeon, and Jules Sitruk

FINAL ANALYSIS: A great family film that will take some patience, but the rewards are plenty.

This Reviewer's Rating: 2.5 / 5

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