Film works despite it's star

Rating: 5/10 (31 December 2003)

Finaly caught this film at a discount theatre over the weekend and was amazed to learn that Jack Black got a Golden Globe nomination for this performance.. Basicaly he plays himself.. an obnoxious wannabe rocker... only this time he cons himself to a job as a school teacher at some anonymous prep school and teaches the kids to be a rock band. Black himself is so anoying that you want to throw stuff at him after about 10 minutes of his antics.. but the film works inspite of him. The kids are really the heart of the film and they are very good, the story has some nice moments and works pretty well.. just wish Black wasn't so dispicable. GRADE: B-