Underrated *sigh*

Rating: 8/10 (15 March 2009)

At first I chose not to rent this movie because of its low rating here at IMDb. I saw Nacho Libre on network TV recently and was disappointed that the "consensus" rating here was in such disagreement with my own (usually, I'm within a star of the ratings given here on IMDb). I thought the movie was, well, charming in a way so few American movies are these days (you've got your stock "Action" flicks, your stock "Romantic Comedy" flicks, blah, blah--cookie cutters). I highly approve of original movies, especially original comedies, especially funny original comedies when most American made stuff seems so formulaic. I agree with another reviewer who mentions that fans of Napoleon Dynamite might like this movie. If you're like me and are getting bored (or maybe disgusted?) by the American comedy "standard entries", you might try Nacho Libre too.