Don't waste your time! Theatre was silent!

Rating: 2/10 (18 June 2006)

Nacho Libre sounds good on paper: Jack Black + Mexican Wrestling + Napoleon Dynamite Director = a hit.
Plot is typical for a sports comedy- unlikely hero enters sports to try to better him/herself and others. He yearns and learns love and faces obstacles that he may or may not overcome.
However it falls apart and I want my time back. The funniest parts were in the previews. I should have known better. The film was heavily marketed and will no doubt make a lot of money. However, this is a serious speed bump in Jack Black's career. This was his most talked about film yet and this is his chance to show a wider audience of people what has made him so popular with the youth. (I even convinced my parents that his antics are worthy.) Sadly, Jack Black tries his best, but the director and script utterly fail him.
In short, the film is disjointed, not funny and a real yawn. The only funny parts were previewed. The rest of just plain dull. I mean really truly boring. The packed theater I was in was silent. The direction and pacing are just awful; the film has no energy.
It's a shame really, Jack Black deserves better scripts. While his career will weather this storm of mediocrity, we won't be fooled again. He's one Nacho movie away from Chevy Chase territory.