Son of Rambow
Don't dismiss Son of Rambow too quickly, says HITCitizen Martin Gallagher. Although it's not a cinematic masterpiece, it's a pretty fun romp through the early '80s, and a time when things were a bit more innocent.
The year is 1982 and Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) is a good-hearted, early teen who lives with his mother, sister and grandmother in a Christian community that both constrains and supports them.
They live a life of simplicity, which shuns television and films.
Following a spot of bother at school, he ends up at the home of school trouble maker Carter (Will Poulter) and ends up watching a pirate VHS (remember those?) tape of Rambo: First Blood.
Having borrowed his older brother's camcorder, Carter suggests Will be the stuntman on a film he wants to make. Despite showing a lack of 'talent' for stunts, Will wants to make his own version of Rambo, and so the boys embark on filming their own story.
In different ways both boys are outsiders in the world in which they live. As they film their epic, they experience for the first time the enjoyment of - and, as more people become involved - the stresses and strains which test true friendship.
Whilst Son of Rambow doesn't reach the heights of other coming of age films such as Stand by Me, it does take you back to those lazy summer days you spent daydreaming of being a soldier or explorer (before discovering girls).
Son of Rambow mixes a feel good story with a parade of '80s fashion faux pas and unfeasibly large phones, resulting in what Will would describe as a 'very skill' film.
They live a life of simplicity, which shuns television and films.
Following a spot of bother at school, he ends up at the home of school trouble maker Carter (Will Poulter) and ends up watching a pirate VHS (remember those?) tape of Rambo: First Blood.
Having borrowed his older brother's camcorder, Carter suggests Will be the stuntman on a film he wants to make. Despite showing a lack of 'talent' for stunts, Will wants to make his own version of Rambo, and so the boys embark on filming their own story.
In different ways both boys are outsiders in the world in which they live. As they film their epic, they experience for the first time the enjoyment of - and, as more people become involved - the stresses and strains which test true friendship.
Whilst Son of Rambow doesn't reach the heights of other coming of age films such as Stand by Me, it does take you back to those lazy summer days you spent daydreaming of being a soldier or explorer (before discovering girls).
Son of Rambow mixes a feel good story with a parade of '80s fashion faux pas and unfeasibly large phones, resulting in what Will would describe as a 'very skill' film.
Here Is The Writer : Martin Gallagher
Martin Gallagher has never played for West Ham or England, nor had a number one hit single, but he has worked in the City for many years (for what that's worth). A life-long Londoner, he made the migration from east to west a few years back and is still trying to get used to the absence of fried chicken takeaways and the over abdundance of coffee shops. Martin is married, has two daughters, and is also interested in travelling, football and writing. He hopes to publish his first novel 'sometime in the future'.
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