best movie starring jack black i've seen!

Rating: 8/10 (8 May 2006)

personally, i cannot stand jack black, but surprisingly, i didn't think school of rock was that bad. i couldn't sleep one night and decided to see what movies were on some of the cable movie channels, and this was the only movie showing that looked somewhat interesting. i happened to tune in close to the beginning of the movie so i decided to keep watching.
the movie begins when dewey finn (jack black) has been fired from his band causing him to be out of a job and unable to pay for rent or his bills. However, ned schneebly (played by Mike White who also wrote the script, dewey's roommate who works as a substitute teacher. fortunately for dewey, while ned is out, the principal from an expensive private school needs ned to substitute for a teacher that is out. being out of a job, dewey pretends he is ned and goes to work at the school. lucky for dewey, he finds that the children in his class have a musical talent. this gives him a clever idea. he decides to create a band out of these talented students and enter into a "battle of bands" competition in order to make money. in other words, he is using these children for his own personal needs. while carrying out with this selfish plan to make money, dewey, without knowing it, ends up showing these non-believing and reluctant children that they have some sort of musical talent. everyday dewey forces the students in this fourth grade class to practice letting them believe that they are really doing a major school project that should be kept secret from their parents, the school administration, and the other school children. meanwhile, black's character also befriends a female member of the school staff. overall, this movie is somewhat fun to watch and actually very funny. i enjoyed this movie enough to make go out and by the DVD despite my feelings of jack black.