Yes, I liked it...

Rating: 7/10 (18 June 2006)

Fun movie, takes you to an unique, but not totally unfamiliar, place (especially if you've seen Napoleon Dynamite). Thankfully Jared Hess' film-making has matured, so we're not being subjected to another low-budget college film project with bad lighting, underdeveloped characters, and a tenuous storyline (and yes, I loved Napoleon Dynamite as well). Jack Black's cheesy accent and dialog go hand in hand with the cheesy reality of professional wrestling (from any nation). It's exactly the kind of movie Cantinflas would want to make (if he were alive today and directing movies). Slapstick prevails. Everybody wins. Even polyester comes out looking good.