surreal silliness mixed with lush, beautiful visuals and fantastic soundtrack A++ One huge smile of a movie.

Rating: 8/10 (8 July 2006)

This movie gave me the biggest smile of any movie in a long time. Delightful. Totally heartwarming. Quirky, beautiful, and slightly surreal. The fun, hip visual design and fantastic soundtrack are a feast for the senses. These plus the warmth and lovable innocence of the story transcend the slapstick humor....yet the over-the-top silliness, as delivered by Jack Black and cast, is really hilarious. I was reminded somewhat of favorite quirky movies from the 60's-70's (Like Harold and Maude), and more recently the Wes Anderson movies (Tenenbaums, Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Aquatic Life) and was even reminded of that beautiful kind of psychedelic Romeo and Juliet with Leonardo and Claire Danes. Now that I've seen this I am definitely going to see Napoleon Dynamite. Usually slapstick type humor, and crude humor, doesn't appeal to me, and I have absolutely no interest in pro wrestling. Yet the combined elements of Nacho Libre really made me smile, laugh (and, strangely, tears came inexplicably streaming down my face at one point. Did it happen to you, too? This movie is more than just hilarious satire, it touches something in your heart.) Jack Black and all the cast are incredible. Thoroughly enjoyable, leaves you smiling.