Angelika Film Center
18 W Houston St
212.995.2000
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Son of Rambow
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May 2, 2008 – June 2, 2008
Daily
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- Price
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$11.25
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Young Will lives in a religious cult 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 that is packed with their own stunts and costars 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 rachets up the film's already high comedy. It helps that writer/director Garth Jennings displays a strong aversion to treacle.
