Another fine JB performance

Rating: 7/10 (25 November 2003)

To not put too fine a point on it, this movie doesn't have the most believable of plots. But Jack Black is a man with the gift of the gab so in many ways you can, for the duration of the movie, believe that he could pull off everything he does here.
I won't spoil the plot for you. Excellent comedy aside, Jack Black is telling the kids in the school - and therefore people in the audience - that sometimes it's too easy to forget how to have fun. He proceeds to motivate the kids in his school to believe in themselves by using rock music and his own inimitable energy to convey what life should be about - passion, conviction, commitment and much more.
He is the star of the show, getting fired up about sticking it to the man and using the word rock as many times as he possibly can. His character develops from a washed-up rock musician into a fine teacher, what he many lack in knowledge made up for a thousand times by his unswerving belief in himself and the kids, who can play and act almost as well as he can.
The School of Rock is an excellent piece of film-making that never takes itself too seriously - Jack Black and his students have a great time, the soundtrack is fantastic and the subtle morals of the movie are refreshing. 7/10