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Production Year: 2006 - Comedy - Director: Jared Hess - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over more

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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...
more...success of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, Hess finds a similarly endearing hero-without-a-clue in Ignacio, played by Jack Black (HIGH FIDELITY, KING KONG), the title character in NACHO LIBRE. Ignacio, growing up in a poor monastery in Mexico, has dreamed of being a professional wrestler since childhood. This obsession has led him to a thankless adult existence as monastery whipping-boy and chef, serving stale, day-old nacho chips to finicky orphans. In an effort to earn the respect of new nun-hottie Sister Encarnacion (Ana De La Reguera) and escape the monastery into the greedy excess of pro wrestling, Ignacio enters a local amateur competition. Along the way, he picks up the notably scrawny yet tough street urchin Esqueleto (Hector Jimenez) as his tag-team partner. The duo hilariously loses badly and repeatedly to all manner of local wrestling oddities. It is only when Ignacio recognizes a higher goal than money and glory that he can truly compete with his professional idols, including the dreaded and evil champion Ramses. Co-written with Hess's writing partner and wife, Jerusha, and noted screenwriter Mike White (CHUCK & BUCK, THE GOOD GIRL), NACHO LIBRE is stocked with real-life wrestlers doing their thing. Jack Black's over-the-top physical humor blends in perfectly with repeated viewings of his "stretchie pants" and timely flatulence. In concert, the elements fuse to distill a comedy that should appeal to all ages eager to be pinned down in a full-nelson by laughter.





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Nacho Nacho man. I want to be a Nacho man
A review by Phelthew on Nacho Libre DVD
June 5th, 2007


Author's product rating:   Nacho Libre DVD - rated by Phelthew

Did you enjoy it? Disliked it 
Story Satisfactory 
Characters / Performances Satisfactory 
Special Effects Standard 
How does it compare to similar films? Not applicable 

Advantages: Little round fat  kid
Disadvantages: Unexciting, slow, sedated

Recommend to potential buyers: no 

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Jack Black can't be boring? Can he? Why is Jack Balck boring in this film mummy? Just a few questions you'll be asking yourself during this film.

So the idea is Jack is a monk who is also a wrestler who fancies a nun. He asses about in a sedated manner wrestling flirting and making sedated follies. That's right the film is sedated it has some funny moments. I mean it has a little obese kid in it strugling to keep up with the other kids (In my view there was the plot for the story not the wrestly crap) I watched this with my two younger brothers. One walked out and went and watched something else to make sure time hadn't suddenly slowed down (Antique roadshow probably) the other stuck it out but was dissapointed at the end. There are no real lol moments and it is not what a Jack Black fan would expect at all.

There's just something very slow about the film. It seems to have purposely left big gaps so they could play the same song over and over again, and the soundtrack ain't great. There's loads of well sedated moments what can I say it's like watching a film that's half awake 
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How does it compare to others by the same director? Unmemorable 
Value for Money Poor 
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