A surprising success

Rating: Null/10 (7 April 2004)

I've always disliked Jack Black; an uncouth, uncivilised slob.
But I was pleasantly surprised by this film; I saw it on the ferry coming over from Belgium back to the UK because I had nothing better to do, and it seems I will have no choice but to buy the DVD. A marvellous film; much like Charlie's Angels 1 & 2, it is not over-endowed in the plot department, but for sheer enjoyment it is great.
Particular highlights are the big concert, the classroom early warning system, Joan Cusack's amusingly neurotic principal, and - easily stealing the show - Miranda Cosgrove's sterling performance as Summer, easily the most delightfully evil manager I've seen in a film for a long time. I can only hope she'll become a Bond villain or something...