Nacho Libre Reviews

[Highly rated reviewer]

So Disapointing

I was so so disappointed with this movie. Being a huge fan of Jack Black I had such expectations of this film hoping for a return to the School of Rock form, after the dreadful King Kong. Alas it was not to be.

Although Black does the best he can with the material provided, the script is is simply not funny and I can honesty say that I did not laugh at all and rarely did a slight smile graze my lips. The plot itself is fine. It is the simple do-gooder tail of making children happy and the achievement of personal dreams and goals. However one does have to wonder why anyone bothered to make it, since we have seen the same thing many times before. Also the acting is good enough for its purposes leaving you with the impression that it is Black alone which makes the movie watchable, since it's hard to imagine anyone else in that role.

Putting it short, give this one a miss and watch School of Rock or High Fidelity once again.

May grow on me

Missed this at the cinema am glad that I did now. I have come to expect better from Mr Black! The film isn't terrible, there are some amusing moments but that's about it, there are just so many better films out there. There is a bit 2 much staring knowingly into the camera ala Burt Reynolds for my liking, rent this if you can't think of anything else or are a diehard Jack Black fan only.

Leave my Nacho's alone

This film is about a monk who decides to become a wrestler to help the children of his orphanage. This movie was over-acted with bad accents and bad acting. The script was terrible and I really wish that I had gone with my wife on this one and not watched it. When a film has to result to using fart noises you know that its downhill from there on. Not for me i'm afraid.

Very Crap!!

I went to the cinema with some friends to watch this and i will say we all wish that we hadn't of bothred. we had seen the the trailer on the internet and thought it looked quite funny. Well it is very dissapointing. I didnt enjoy any of it. If youu are thinking about wanting to see this film. Don't bother - Save your money! The best bit about our cinema trip was the popcorn!!

Quirky and Hilarious

I honestly didn't think I'd be writing this about this film but quite simply I think this has shot to the top of my list of favourite films of all time. I really can't remember the last time I laughed so much. Jack Black hams it up as Nacho and is ably assisted by the rest of the cast - how did the casting crew manage to gather so many oddballs together? There were countless hilarious scenes that left myself, wife and daughter all with tears of laughter. Even the soundtrack is bizarre, but definitely appropriate. Nacho Libre's maybe not to everyone's taste but it definitely tickled the funny bones of myself and my family (mass hysteria?) Do yourself a favour and watch it.

[Highly rated reviewer]

So so.... at best...

I have wrestled with my conscience about writing this review, as I do like Jack Black, but unfortunately this is not him at his best, it does have a moment or two of fun, but never approaches hiliarity at all. A reasonable movie only that I would not put anywhere near the top of a rental list... one to watch only if there is nothing else to see, I'm afraid to say.

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[Highly rated reviewer]

Weak jack Weak

being a fan of jack black i was looking farwards to this film, but jack really dropped the ball on this one. mexican wresling, kids, with a nuns on the run type of plot thing going on, it feels like a winner. But with jack only able to use his american/mexican voice a limited amout (even tho he breaks out of it on many occations) he loses his comedy talent and is reduced to slapstick cornball noncence. I can see why he did the movie, its a typical 'I'm the Hero, love me' film. But the plot is so thin and the supporting actors (or lack of them) so bad even the two funny scenes are shown in the trailer. Watch the film and make ur own minds up, but do it during your free trail so you doint have to pay for the WEAk WEAK film.

mookstar*

[Highly rated reviewer]

Only doing it for the money

Jack Black stars in Nacho Libre following his dream to become the greatest wrestler in all of mechico- typical storyline priest doing it for the kids (perhaps could have been phrased better). Lame script, no laughs presume that Mr Black was a few hundred grand short on his new house so decided to do this film.

Really didnt live up to expectation in fact bitterly disappointed - you have been warned.

much better than expected

I thought all the funny scenes were going to be in the trailer, and that would be it. Especially when the film got pretty middling reviews. However I think this is Jack Black's funniest film yet. The film has the same quirkly oddball feel to it that 'Napoleon Dynamite' had, and whilst this may not become such a cult classic it was still very very funny.

Dont Do It

I think this could be a contender for one ofthe worst films I have ever seen, and believe me there have been a few. It is all about Jack Black, Jack Black oh and some more Jack Black. He is trying to hard to act and be cool that he actually forgets how to be funny. So with no laughs and no story line it is a total no no. If I had to review in one word? Painful

Switch off the DVD and go do something less boring instead!