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(1 - 21) of 21 OFCS Rating: 71% Fresh Page   1   A "A delightfully eccentric fantasy, flush with laughs and displays of fantastical ink-stained escapism; an unforgettable triumph of heart and giggles. One of the few assuredly must-see films of 2008."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf D+ "The movie doesn't know if it wants to be a kid's movie (it's not), or just a prepubescent reverie. Either way "Son of Rambow" is a slapdash story told in a slapdash way."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 2.5/4 "A slight but infectious British comedy, Son of Rambow charms in spite of a slim plot and sketchy character development. The first ninety minutes may not be, but the last five are just about perfect."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman A "Son of Rambow is filled with small surprises and treasures, a veritable bounty of delight."   Film.com   Eric D. Snider 4/4 "There lies a huge, beating heart that leads to a crescendo of joviality so flawlessly accomplished that your mental applause sign may light up before its all over."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress D+ "Quirky but curiously irritating British period comedy...tries hard to be different, only to prove that different doesn't necessarily mean better, or even good."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/5 "A tedious movie about kids making an amateur film."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2.5/4 "The tone is light and unpretentious and it offers an opportunity for some '80s reminiscing. Ultimately, however, it's forgettable, disposable entertainment."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "Giddy, goofy and heartfelt."   Cinematical   James Rocchi "Jennings and Goldsmith make good with the implications of their pseudonym [Hammer & Tongs], treating the proceedings as the world's biggest, baddest science project."   UGO   Keith Uhlich 2.5/5 "As raw and a flight of adolescent fancy as Saturday Night Live's "Lazer Cats!" skits."   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner 3/4 "First-timers Milner and Poulter are engagingly unaffected and convey a real sense of the explosive joy the right movie at the right time can spark, along with the fierce desire to make it your own."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 3.5/5 "A really sweet film about growing up weird."   UR Chicago Magazine   Mark Dujsik 2.5/4 "Until it dissolves into routine sentimentality, Son of Rambow proves a welcome corrective to the legion of post-Rushmore indies defined by their precious quirkiness and pathos."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 4/5 "A bright and very silly film with solid, provocative themes that really stick with us."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B+ "...much more than a kids' film and should appeal to those who grew up during the 1980's. The good nature of the film will strike a chord with other auds, both older and younger, too."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 8/10 "The most beautiful and tear jerking journey in a child's world of make believe. The child in us interprets Rambo and the film character never looked so good."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson A- "Writer/director Garth Jennings captures the innocent ecstasy of boys discovering the elemental power of cinema and the unfettered play of imagination with disarming humor."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 4.5/5 "So accurately captures how boys behave, you'd think Jennings planted his camera inside a 10-year-old's skull, then beamed the child's imagination directly through his saucer-wide eyes onto the theater's screen."   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell B+ "After making his feature debut with the rather inspiration-challenged big-screen Hitchhiker's Guide, director Garth Jennings wisely shifts to a more intimate and personal canvas."   Christianity Today   Steven D. Greydanus "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 21) of 21 OFCS Rating: 71% Fresh Page   1