Heavy Metal and Little Kids

Rating: 8/10 (13 August 2006)

Family comedies are not a genre I regularly watch and I had a lot of reservations to actually watch the School of Rock, even after I had bought the "Tenacious D" album and been convinced by Black's musical talents and comical delivery. When compared for instance against the comical-portrayals of Martin Lawrence Black's has a lot less irks and his craziness is simply enjoyable, similarly to Jim Carrey.
Plot-wise the movie is of course a bit of a stretch but the feeling is right and there's nothing horribly cheesy about it which makes it easy to watch even for a more mature viewer. I may be a bit biased given that I listen to so much Heavy Metal, but I did think that the musical input of Black and the Kids was pretty damn good.
The film is of high quality and very enjoyable, though I think they could have had a better ending.