Slap stick laughs without a story. (Mediocre)

Rating: 5/10 (15 June 2006)

Jack black proves to be a jack of more than one trade. Although I think this could be one of his best performances, the movie is simply lacking. If you take into account that it is produced by Nickelodeon it isn't all that bad. Be forewarned though there is no strong supporting characters, a pitiful repetitive soundtrack, and no evolution other than a predictable plot. The entire story could be shortened to 20 minutes without missing anything relevant. I would say it's more suited toward children, although I think one part involving an eye gouging would be rough for kids under 6. I gave it a generous 5 because I expected the movie to be goofy, I just didn't expect to see most of the laughs in the previews. You could tell the audience felt the same as they laughed the hardest at the few very funny parts not in previews. This obviously because most of them are not situational.