Not so Dynamite...

Rating: 6/10 (21 June 2006)

OK, so we have a Jared Hess script. Awesome. He's a great writer, and I truly believe that. We have Jared directing. Awesome. He did fantastic things with a limited budget on Napolean Dynamite, and even though he had an expanded budget here, he didn't go nuts with it. Good, solid directing. We have... Jack Black playing a friar? OK, well he's funny and stuff, so this could still be entertaining... right? Yeah, it's entertaining, but do not expect the same magic we got from Napolean. Not to detract anything from Black, who is in top form, but the film would have done better without him. He's funny, he's lovable, and he tells a nun she might look like a floozie. What's not to love? There just isn't the depth to the character needed to make his performance anything other than "good". The jokes are all old, the scenes are mostly unbelievable because let's face it... Jack Black as a friar? There is no "suspension of disbelief" here, it just doesn't work. Now, Jack Black as a wrestler? Fantastic.
You will find parts funny and entertaining, but most of the funny stuff was included in the trailer. His song to the nun is wonderful, his facial expressions should be trademarked, but $8 to see this is just too much. Wait for the DVD and go rent it. You may love this movie, I found it forgettable. Cute, but forgettable.