Bristling with originality, set sometime in the early 1980s, this film does not disappoint as it follows the fortunes of an unlikely schoolboy friendship, which takes the audience on a spectacular trip down memory lane.

Will Proudfoot is a lonesome youngster who wishes to escape his sheltered upbringing which prevents him from enjoying the usual childhood comforts of television, films and sweets.

Joining forces with wannabe film director and cocky school bully Lee Carter, the pair embark on a series of film-making adventures by attempting to remake Stallone's action hit movie.

The slightly sadistic Carter subjects his new pal to a number of dangerous screen tests ranging from stuntman Will jumping from a tree by an umbrella to having a piggy bank shot off his head with a crow-bar gun.

Only when enigmatic new French-exchange student Didier decides he should be a part of their movie is their growing friendship tested to the limit.

The slightly chaotic nature of the scenes is accompanied by a soundtrack, which moves from something out of a string-heavy Charles Dickens classic to an 1980s disco hall –– but the polished script keeps things moving along nicely.

And director Gareth Jennings' highly accurate and charming account of 1980s life accompanied with brick-size mobile phones, Raleigh Grifter bikes and smoke-filled cinemas, gives this movies it's true credentials.

Although the high-jinx re-enactments and animations produce several laugh-out-loud moments, it is the cheeky dialogue between the new partners in crime which reveals the movie's most telling moments.

The clever idea and strong themes of family and friendship prevent Son of Rambow becoming just another coming-of-age comedy but a touching, funny depiction of the innocent make-believe world of two young dreamers.

Original, imaginative and uplifting, Son of Rambow is a humorous reflection on childhood dreams and the amazing journey two young pals embark upon in search of freedom.

Rating: 4/5