Weak Black Humour

Rating: Null/10 (4 July 2007)

Following the trend in Hollywood these days to make comedies that contain no laughs, we are here presented with an original idea (a Mexican wrestling monk) with which its producers do absolutely nothing remotely humorous or entertaining. For me, Jack Black's talent is minuscule, and it's only a matter of time before he's finally found out: teenagers have to grow up someday, and their younger brothers and sisters will instinctively avoid anything their older siblings used to find amusing. The wrestling bouts could have been achingly funny if directed well, but they are skimmed over and, instead of containing the film's highlights, they seem to be getting in the way of the story the film wants to tell. On the plus side, the film looks good for a multiplex comedy, with good use of colour.