This is a kids movie.

Rating: 8/10 (19 June 2006)

We all know and love Jack Black. I've overheard a lot of people saying negative things about this movie, but I think it's because people are going into the theater hoping to see a Saving Silverman-esquire movie. This movie is produced by Nickelodeon Studios: it's a kids movie! The humor is simple (lots of physical comedy and fart jokes), the plot is simple, the dialog is simple (for older kids). I took my youngest sister to see it (age 6) and she thoroughly got a kick out of it.
The plot slows down in a few places, but the momentum picks back up. In my opinion, this is not a speed bump for Jack Black's career. Go back and watch it again. Like Napoleon Dynamite, it's much funnier the second time around.