The beautifully shot Nacho Libre presents its improbable hero -- doughy, boyish and speaking in a dubious accent -- as someone utterly confident of his abilities, and his place in the world.
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06/16/06
Nacho Libre (2006)
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Reviews Counted:159
Fresh:62
Rotten:97
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: At times hilarious, but other times offensive, Director Jared Hess is unable to recapture the collective charisma of his Napoleon characters, instead relying on a one-joke concept that runs out of steam. Sure to entertain the adolescents, however.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Comedies
US Box Office: $80,197,993
Synopsis: Celebrating the triumphs and tribulations of the lovable loser is no easy thing, but filmmaker Jared Hess seems to thrive in this specific cinematic exercise. Working fresh off the success of... [More]
Starring: Jack Black, Ana DeLa Reguera, Hector Jiminez, Peter Stormare
Director: Jared Hess
Reviews for Nacho Libre
81 - 100 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
... you can always count on a bad fart joke (of which "Nacho Libre" boasts several) to get a laugh, whether it deserves one or not.
06/16/06
Oddly reverent, faintly patronizing (they shot it in Mexico, with an exceptionally homely cast of extras), and always warm and funny.
06/16/06
However you feel about the story or the characters, the way in which Hess renders it is the most striking thing about Nacho Libre. If he hasn't yet achieved true mastery of sight gags, he's getting there.
06/16/06
The combination of body slams and bathroom jokes makes it a heck of a lot livelier than Cars.
06/16/06
Nacho Libre, the often hilarious follow-up to Napoleon Dynamite by director Jared Hess, settles it: This is the world's funniest Mormon.
06/16/06
The movie is semi-infantile camp but often riotous.
06/16/06
Nacho Libre scores points only on occasion.
06/16/06
The humor in this second feature by Jared Hess, the director of Napoleon Dynamite, has been demoted from sophomoric to juvenile, and the age requirement for its enjoyment has dropped accordingly.
06/16/06
The movie is a bauble, but it's an enjoyably weird and original one, and it is anchored by Black's constantly amusing performance.
06/16/06
Silliness takes a Mexican holiday in Nacho Libre.
06/16/06
To the victor belong the spoils.That's what will happen to Jared Hess, the director of "Napoleon Dynamite." Yes, achieved a place in pop-culture history with his wonderful flick whose dialogue took its daily in catchphrases and exclamations. But now he'
06/16/06
It's initially very funny but it's a sight gag that runs out of steam about the fourth or fifth time Black dons his luchador costume.
06/16/06
If midget wrestlers with troll masks don't make you laugh, well... I guess you and I don't laugh at the same things.
06/16/06
A spongy guy in a clingy suit who has a spongy hairdo is funny, to a point, and kudos to Black for the self-deprecation. Kudos as well for his athleticism and balletic grace as he leaps around the ring. Unfortunately, they can't support a movie.
06/16/06
Disappointment, my fellow gringos, presumes positive expectations, so perhaps it is best to report, with some sorrow but no deep surprise, that the new comedy starring Jack Black and directed by Jared Hess, is not illustrious.
06/16/06
Nacho Libre is a funny idea for a skit that's been put on the rack and tortured into a screenplay.
06/16/06
The irony is that just about any actual Mexican wrestling movie is funnier than this would-be parody, which never gets off the mat.
06/16/06
Your appreciation of this rather peculiar cinematic adventure may depend largely on your tolerance for comic actor Jack Black.
06/16/06
High concept still fails without writers filling in the blank spots, and 'Jack Black in wrestling tights' is funny for about as long as the trailer you've already seen.
06/16/06
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