Learn, Laugh and Rock Out!

Rating: 9/10 (25 October 2003)

"The School of Rock" is a great movie for all ages! Jack Black stars as failed rock and roller Dewey Finn, who finds a chance to get rocking again by posing as a teacher, and forming a band out of his most talented students. What Dewey lacks in musical talent, he more than makes up for with enthusiasm and attitude. Black is electrifying in his performance, with the right demonic facial expressions and energy for rock music. The kids, who are all actual musical students, are very talented. And Joan Cusack provides a classic moment when she sings along to "Edge of Seventeen." Anyone who sees this movie will learn what rock music was before the proliferation of the soft pop music so prevalent today. So see this movie, and you'll come away having learned something that rocks!