We went to see Nacho Libre on tuesday. Its the new film from Jared Hess, the director of Napoleon Dynamite, but the subject matter, mexican luchadores (wrestlers) is quite far removed from Napoleon's high school antics. I thought it would be a bit difficult to get into as it begins with Jack Black as a monk doing a dodgy spanish accent, but once they start wrestling there was a lot of really funny (mostly slapstick) moments. If you like Jack Black (i do) you'll most probably like the film, if you dont you wont, especially if you were expecting Napoleon Dynamite 2. The direction is centred around Jack Black's performance and theres a few unnecessary fart gags in there, and lacks a lot of the subtlety which made ND so brilliant.
i thought it was worth £3.75 (bargain matinee price) but Julie didnt. its a lot of fun.
2 comments:
Has Jack Black become a little tiresome? I don't know.
These 'hot' comedy stars go through a cycle. It's happened before with Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler and Will Ferell. They start off in a couple of good films, they get popular, make a load of shite films, then everybody hates them until they make a comeback with a 'serious' film. (Although Sandler and Ferrell have not made a serious film, so maybe my point is utter bollocks, unless you factor in Bill Murray.)
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