Not very original, quite predictable, but still watchable

Rating: 6/10 (29 February 2004)

Jack Black (Shallow Hal) stars as Dewey Finn, a loser who gets dropped from his band, and is chased out of his apartment. In a desperate bid to get some cash to pay his rent, he poses as his friend, Ned Schneebly (Mike White) and becomes a substitute teacher at a prep school. Soon he discovers the musical talents of his class and prepares them for Battle Of The Bands under the pretext of a inter-state school competition.
School Of Rock isn't a very original idea. However it is kind of cute to see a bunch of ten-year-old kids undergo the transition from classical music to, well, rock. Most of the movie is predictable, but that isn't really bad. I expected some major obstacle to prevent the band from performing at Battle Of The Bands, and not only was it not as major as I expected, but the obstacle was something entirely different from the one I had in mind. No explanation about the result of the Battle Of The Bands, which left me confused, but hey, everyone loved them and they even did an encore.
School Of Rock is a mediocre movie, something to watch on a boring weekend. 6 out of 10. If you listen (or listened) to rock 'n' roll, add another point.