This is not the Michel Gondry we have met before. This is a new, lighter, less complicated and in some ways, less enjoyable Michel Gondry. But, we had to see this, knowing it wouldn't be Eternal Sunshine or The Science of Sleep, we had to see it, and I am glad we did.
Mos Def is left in charge of a video (actual VHS video) store while owner Danny Glover is away. Jack Black, through a completely implausible accident, ruins all the videos forcing the duo to remake all the films ('sweding' them). Black is the only person who could have played his character. In fact, I think he plays that character so much that we believe that is who Jack Black is. Loud, crazy, annoying, dim, enthusiastic. We buy it when he plays it. At least I do. So we go along with the goofy idea and find ourselves caught up in the fun.
Wonderful, whimsical cardboard cutouts on the sets, fancy camera angles to produce great visuals, a completely absurd plot and silly characters combined to carry this movie through. Mos Def was pitch perfect. It rode the line between sweet and schlocky, perfectly.
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