If you want to see Jack Black being himself...go for it

Rating: 4/10 (16 June 2006)

Okay, so Napolean Dynamite was pretty funny. Sure it didn't have a plot but ya know, Napolean Dynamite is an acquired taste. At least that's what I think anyway. Not for everyone.
Can I say the same thing for Nacho Libre? Sure. Jack Black plays this cook at a monastery that wants to initially wrestle for the vanity of it all. He looks up to famous wrestler Ramses and wants to be like him. Then he meets Sister Incarnacion who is hot and he kinda sorta wants to get with her but can't since he's like, in a monastery. Because of her arrival, he wants to impress her with this wrestling so he can get her, the money, clothes, etc. even though its a "sin." He involuntarily meets his wrestling partner over a bag of chips (you'll know when you see the movie) and hilarity ensues.
Except it wasn't really hilarious. You know that whole thing that Jack Black did in School of Rock with his hands and stuff (yeah, real specific I know, its hard to describe unless you see it...you know the diddly doo thing?)? Anyway, he does that here and I was taken out of the film...like, who the hell is this Ignacio? Is it Jack Black as Ignacio or someone else? So that was annoying.
Additionally, there were some scenes that were really trying hard to be funny (physical humor and whatnot). I felt that and because I felt that, it was not randomly funny.
Sure the whole banter between Esqueleto (Skeleton in English) and Jack Black were funny however, some felt forced. I guess this movie wasn't meant for me.
All in all, another showcase for Jack Black to be Jack Black...but with an accent. (Don't get me started on those terrible Mexican accents!) Go see it if you love everything he's in...I thought I did too, but this was NOT IT.