SIXTY SIX (2006)
As we saw from the last post on this blog, the Bar Mitzvah tradition is a very big deal in the life on any Jewish boy regardless of nationality. In this movie the scene shifts to the UK.
It is the year 1966. For twelve year old Bernie Rubens (Gregg Sulkin who might be better known for his roll as the werewolf boyfriend of Alex Russo in the Disney series Wizards of Waverly Place) it is the year he will become a man. And for the occasion he starts to plan the Bar Mitzvah to top all Bar Mitzvah's. Only thing is, it is also the year that Britain hosts the World Cup Football tournament. And to add insult to injury the day of the final is scheduled to fall on the same date as his Big Day. So what is a boy to do, especially if it also seems as if anything that can go wrong with the planning indeed does go wrong?
In stead of producing a cheap comedy and thereby making a mockery of one boy's misery, the director, Paul Weiland, treats the material with such care and sensitivity so that by the end one cannot but watch the end credits without having that warm fuzzy feeling under the heart. This DVD is highly recommended for anyone looking for something to raise the spirit. I rated it 4 out of 5 stars.
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Gregg Sulkin then... ... and now
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