Be Kind, Eat Pork Rinds
Be Kind, Please Rewind: A couple of losers band together to make cheap and silly movies on the fly. No, not Chris Durant and James Faulk with “Ilegal Smile.” It’s some other silly movie.
Faulk: Walking out of the theater after seeing this, I had the itch to go out and make another movie. If Jack Black and Mos Def can do it, why can’t I?
The trailer presents this as a laugh-out-loud comedy. While there were comedic moments, and a general sense of silliness pervaded the whole thing, overall it was a much more serious film about the real value of art, both to the individual and the community.
Hat’s off especially to Jack Black here. He is the kind of actor that can easily become a caricature of himself, one locked into roles that fit people’s conception of him.
While his character in this movie is not too far of a departure from the normal Jack Black role, there are moments of seriousness that I think may help him break into more serious roles.
Rating: XL