she started it

Ertel has begun a war. To her latest blog post re: Be Kind Rewind I say "ouch."

I would like to defend the movie, though only briefly.

Its simplicity, its naivete, its illogical underpinnings, its consistent skimming of the surface... was THE POINT. (And also most of these and other supposed faults were largely just direct callbacks and/or homages to other movies.)

It was a film, NOT for the child in each of us, but rather for the child who loved to watch "Ghostbusters" in each of us.

Not every one was that child. I get that. This movie is not for those people. But if yes, you were the seven year old with wide eyes over every Amblin film to cross your path... you are in luck. Because Gondry was catering to you with this one. And I believe as a result that he accomplished exactly what he set out to do.