Met with my expectations for this kind of film

Rating: 4/10 (12 September 2006)

A lot of other comments in here say that if you are a fan of Jack Black or Napoleon Dynamite, then you will enjoy this film. I don't feel this is entirely accurate. I came into the cinema without huge expectations (being that it's a Nickelodeon film, and undoubtedly silly). I expected that Jack Black would pretty much just do his regular thing - this time in tights (which he did) and that the story would involve some wacky/ ugly characters (which it did).
It had a few funny moments, but I didn't feel this made up for the lack of content and exposition.
And am I the only one who would like to see more of something else from Jack Black??
Napoleon Dynamite relied on quirky characters as well, without actually explaining much about their motivations. Nacho Libre seemed to have even less explanations! A few characters appear repeatedly in the film without any exposition about them or their relationship to Nacho. There also seemed to be a lack of dramatic tension to drive the story. Instead, the film appears to progress out of habit than the characters' necessity.
The verdict: mildly amusing way to pass an hour or so, but would not be on my "must buy" list!