Nacho Libre (2006)

Nacho Libre

2006

Starring: Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Darius Rose, Moises Arias

Directed By: Jared Hess

Ok, first things first, I didn't pick this movie, my son did. So, seeing as I was forced to go see this, I'll be as nice as possible without sounding ungrateful to spending time with my son.

I like Jack Black. A lot. Not in a gay/homosexual way, but I think he's freakin' hilarious and I'm a HUGE Tenacious D fan. "D ciple" to the lesser beings. Jack Black is a rare breed that could be considered a "Jack of all entertainment trades". He's a musician, singer, comedian, actor... you name it, he's it. However, a wrestler he is not. Put him in a movie where he plays a mexican friar at a monestary, throw the jackass who directed Napoleon Dynamite into the mix and you have yourself something that I can only describe as seeing a monkey throw poop.

Now, what I mean by that is that it's funny, but not shit your pants funny like the trailers make it out to be. By the way, I never go by the trailer... only stating the obvious. Anyway, having Jared Hess direct Jack Black was like putting a cock ring on a midget. It was pointless. It seemed that no matter how funny Jack tried to be, the director tightened his unfunny grip and said "hold it back". It was like watching Nascar with a British Announce Team. Funny but boring as all Hell.

Jack Black plays a friar who wants to be a wrestler. Though he lives in Mexico and they are called Luchadores. Now, Jack Black is such a good actor that half way through it, you forget he's doing an accent and start to believe he's this dirty mexican cook at a Catholic orphanage. The movie does have a moral, but what I took from it was don't write a check your ass can't cash. Jack Black did just that and begged for the spotlight only to have his dreams crushed by an uptight nun and little fat orphan kids. Now, if you'd have seen the shit he was feeding the kids, you'd wonder how there was a fat one. Genetics I guess.

Filled with storylines that really don't go anywhere but fit into what Jared Hess considers a comedic plot outline, Nacho Libre leaves you empty inside. No matter how hard Jack Black tries to be funny, he can't break the context of the role he's supplied, therefore rendering him useless like Superman wearing a Kryptonite Condom. It's amusing to watch, but don't go to the theater to see it. After three tickets, drinks, popcorn, and candy, I felt like Jared Hess sank even further into debt with me. After Napoleon Dynamite and now crippling Black's ability to turn the character on full force, I feel that bastard of a filmmaker Jared Hess owes me money.

All in all, it's worth seeing and MUCH better than Napoleon Dynamite, but just rent it or watch it on HBO once. Don't give Jared Hess anymore money people! I beg of you. It felt like Jack Black was directing himself at times, but doing it under some sort of mind control.

If you like Jack Black, rent it. If not, then may I suggest Napoleon Dynamite or Malibu's Most Wanted.

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