I’m only half-mocking it. The truth is, Be Kind Rewind is a small, forgettable, sweet little movie that’ll be good for a rental. Although, given the themes of the film, renting this on DVD or Blu-Ray at your local Blockbuster might make you feel like a horrible person.

Movie Grade: B

Synopsis:

Be Kind Rewind is a mom-and-pop video store where Mike (Mos Def) works for Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover). His friend Jerry (Jack Black) works in an auto garage/junkyard next to a power plant he blames for his paranoia and imagined brain tumor. After an attempt to sabotage the plant, Jerry’s brain becomes magnetized. Unintentionally, he destroys every tape in his friend's store. To keep from disappointing his loyal customers and his boss, Mike recruits Jerry to help him remake the lost films, which include Back to the Future, Rush Hour, The Lion King, and Robocop. Soon after, the store is shut down and threatened with copyright infractions. The junkyard soon becomes the community studio as the neighborhood pitches in to create a film based on tall tales of a local jazz legend in hopes of saving Be Kind Rewind.