“I’m trained to ignore pain and live off the land.” No, not Sylvester Stallone offering a tight-jawed mumble in Rambo, currently playing at a cinema near you. The kid (yes, kid) squeaking out this and other memorable lines with infectious exuberance is 11-year-old novice Bill Milner, here playing Will Proudfoot, aka the son of Rambow. More on how innocent, introspective Will comes to essay the sprog of First Blood’s fucked-up ’Nam vet later. For now, all you need to know is that this sheltered member of a religious brethren has his school tie secured around his head and his pipe-cleaner arms thrust heroically from a flapping muscle vest. It’s funny. And sweet, poignant, wistful…
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