Landmark Century Centre Cinema
2828 N Clark St
773.509.4949
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Son of Rambow
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May 23, 2008 – June 26, 2008
Daily
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- Price
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$10
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Young Will lives in a religious household that forbids television or film. But once school bully Lee exposes him to a bootleg copy of First Blood, all is lost. The two embark on a mad mission to film an homage to Rambo, packed with their own stunts and costarring a waggish French exchange student who comes with his own fan club. Slapstick, if not downright silly, Son of Rambow works because its actors commit to the premise with a fierce gravity that only serves to rachet up the film's already high comedy. It also helps that writer/director Garth Jennings displays a strong aversion to treacle.
