Michel Gondry's new film Be Kind Rewind, stars Mos Def as Mike, a young clerk working in an old videotape rental store, owned by Mr. Fletcher, played by Danny Glover and Jack Black stars as Jerry, Mos Def's character's clumsy best friend.
When an accident causes Jerry to become magnetized, he accidently erases all the videotapes in Mr. Fletcher's store. To save the business, both Mike and Jerry decide to re-create all of the videos on their own. With the help of a dry cleaning worker, played by Melonie Diaz, they instantly become a sinsation within their neighborhood.
The movie is funny. The scenes in which Mos Def and Jack Black recreate the films are hilarious. I just believe that this film should have been filmed a few years ago when videotapes were still popular. It just seemed out of place that there could be a store that only rents videotapes.
The casting was altogther not that bad. As mentioned previously, Danny Glover stars as the store's owner Mr. Fletcher. Also starring in this film is Mia Farrow. As great both actors are, they both seemed out of place. Mia Farrow, I felt her talent was wasted in the film.
But if you like Jack Black or Mos Def, you will like this film.