I really wanted to like Son of Rambow (2007):-it's a quirky British comedy about how important heroes are to children growing up in those hot summers (long past I am afraid) which always seemed to consist of fantasy films of the day and simple day dreaming. Director and writer,Garth Jennings obviously loved his decade of the coming-of-age film, such as The Lost Boys, The Goonies, Stand by Me and E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial , so much so in fact, that I thought that Son Of Ranbow felt totally like an 1980 American production. The Britishness of this piece, which could of made for a much funnier,individual and moving film was lost somewhat in a US homage, which was at best innovative and sweet, but at worse also a bit of a mess. Pity.....
John - I recommend that you delete the above comment (and DON'T open the link he provides) as it's possibly an automated message that delivers spyware - i.e. something you don't want on your PC. Would have e-mailed you about this, but figured that you'd read this first. Nx
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