But if you do, that's not just being overly 's being downright anal!) Given Black's usual amusingly over-the-top approach to his roles, which culminated last year in a full-blooded portrayal of Carl Denham in Peter Jackson's King Kong that out-hammed Robert Armstrong's work in the original, it's a real surprise to observe just how much he UNDERPLAYS his role here, and with wonderful results: at times Black even seems to be aping the hilariously off-kilter English dubbing that's a fundamental ingredient of the 1960s Mexican "Santo" epics that he and White are obvious devotees of. You could even wonder if, since both films were Paramount releases, if screenwriter Mike White and director Jared Hess had to pay some royalties. (I suppose if you wanted to be really picayune about it you could note some surface similarities between this and a very straightforward 1956 B-movie entitled The Leather Saint, in which John Derek puts on the boxing gloves in order to help the needy of HIS church. This endearingly goofy slapstick opus about a Mexican monk (Jack Black) who, in order to earn money to feed the parish orphans, indulges his fascination for Masked Marvel-type wrestling (much to the displeasure of his priestly superiors) is a true original.
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In what promises to be a very typical movie summer stuffed with remakes, sequels and comic book adaptations (some of the above quite good that's not the point) any time you catch sight of such an odd duck as this, you'd do well to In what promises to be a very typical movie summer stuffed with remakes, sequels and comic book adaptations (some of the above quite good that's not the point) any time you catch sight of such an odd duck as this, you'd do well to heed its quack. Come on Jack, R-rated comedies are the thing again! … Expand
The song "A really religious person" and the one he sings about the nun offer a hint of what i'm talking about. It works if that's what you're going to see, but I can't stop hoping Black will finally make a movie that's not so family-friendly and he'll let out that John Belushi in him in something I can't take the kids to see. Jared Hess tries to capture all the things that made Napolean the hit it was by using that same subdued humor, the"feel sorry for me" charasters, even the look of a shoestring budget indie film but he holds the reins on Jack Black so he's merely Father Napolean. Jared Hess tries to capture all the things that made Napolean the Nacho Libre is a good natured family film thats got some fuuny bits but by the response of the thirty 13 year olds in the crowd it was Hilarious, there in lies the problem. Nacho Libre is a good natured family film thats got some fuuny bits but by the response of the thirty 13 year olds in the crowd it was Hilarious, there in lies the problem. The are certainly some funny moments, but not enough to keep this from missing the mark with the older members of the family. There are some themes you can pick out involving being unhappy with your place in life specifically in regards to class and some shots taken at organized religion, but it will all go over the kids' heads while adults will be too annoyed by all the slapstick and gross out gags to care. This is primarily aimed at children so the whole thing is very juvenile. Only because this is a Nickelodeon production there are also fart jokes. Like that other Jared Hess comedy, most of the humor comes from watching characters in a slightly cartoonish world do and say ridiculous things in a deadpan manner.
Which is disappointing given what a huge fan I am of Napoleon Dynamite. Like that other Jared Hess comedy, most of the humor comes from watching characters in a slightly cartoonish world do and say ridiculous things Didn't quite work for me.
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