I was a captive audience

Rating: 3/10 (7 October 2006)

Yeah I did laugh a couple of times but I watched this on the plane and literally had no where else to go...Jack Black has great talent, but the movie missed the mark. It was bland and thin on any genuine humour. It was predictably based on the ugly duckling surviving the odds and becoming the swan at the end. Albeit a still ugly swan. Hollywood has got to get past this formula comedy routine. Jack Black should have brought more to the role and really made an impact, as there aren't too many comedic talents in Hollywood these days. He had a chance to shine considering the movie was really bereft of any known talent. To me it looked like he had watched a couple of old Abbott and Costello/Three Stooges Movies and tried to emulate that style of slapstick, but it never really gets to those dizzy heights. Shame, but will be interested to see what he does next. Pass on this one, but if you are bored out of your mind - its OK.