Let's get rockin'!!!!

Rating: 8/10 (7 September 2005)

Jack Black is an acquired taste. At least for me he is. I saw him on a Conan O'Brien special once and became a little intrigued by the guy. So I went out and rented a movie called "Shallow Hal". I enjoyed it. After that I rented this one. This was even better. The guy is actually FUNNY. Black plays Dewey Finn, a musician who gets kicked out of his band just before they enter a Battle of the Bands contest. In order to make some money he takes a job subbing at a private elementary school and discovers that the kids in his class are pretty good musicians themselves so he starts his own band with the kids. It's funny and the kids in the movie are actual musicians. It really is enjoyable from beginning to end. Roger Ebert recommended it but mentioned that he couldn't understand the PG-13 rating. I agree. It is sort of a family picture, I think some kids will love it, and it could have been rated PG.