Family Matinee Screening!
Drawing on his own childhood fascination with 1982 classic Rambo: First Blood, writer-director Garth Jennings (Hitchhiker's Guide) presents the improbably whimsical coming-of-age yarn Son Of Rambow. Young newcomer Bill Milner brims with infectious enthusiasm as shy ten-year-old Will who escapes the confines of a strict religious upbringing by re-enacting the macho exploits of Sly Stallone in the English countryside. He is recruited by Will Poulter, playing school outcast Lee Carter, and together they cheerfully set the screen on fire.
It's a grudging partnership at first. Carter desperately needs an actor for the film that he hopes will win him the BBC Screen Test competition. Since he's a rebel loner with no friends and Will is much smaller than he is, he basically bullies him into the job. But Will is easily swayed, especially after catching a glimpse of Sly tearing up the Vietnam jungle on pirate video, and he soon dons dirty vest and bandana and reports for duty in local woods. Sadly it's not long before his smothering mum (Jessica Hynes) and her Plymouth Brethren are threatening to pull the plug.
Dir: Garth Jennings UK 95 mins Cert: 12A
Starring: Neil Dudgeon, Jessica Hynes, Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Eric Sykes, Ed Westwick.
Language: English
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Tickets: €7/€5.50
