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Nacho Libre (2006)

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Average Rating: 5.1/10
Reviews Counted: 163
Fresh: 65 | Rotten: 98

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.

Average Rating: 5/10
Critic Reviews: 36
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 24

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Jared Hess (of Napoleon Dynamite fame) directs this bizarre comedy starring Jack Black as Nacho, a young man who works as a cook in the Mexican monastery where he was raised. When the institution faces a financial crisis, Nacho decides that he must come to the aid of the house of God (as well as the beautiful young nun who has recently joined the order) by competing in the local Lucha Libre tournament. Donning a spandex outfit, mask, and cape, Nacho becomes a hero for the ages -- but can he win

PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Jared Hess

Written By: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess, Mike White

In Theaters: Jun 16, 2006 Wide

On DVD: Oct 24, 2006

Box Office:$80.2M

Paramount Pictures

Imagine my disappointment then, which grew to disbelief, which turned into utter disdain, by the time the credits rolled on this clunker.

June 19, 2006 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

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Nacho Libre, na�vely made kids' stuff, lacks such minor attributes as a decent script and supporting cast.

June 19, 2006 Comment

David Denby

New Yorker

Top Critic

Nacho Libre strikes a delicate balance of whimsy and absurdity that may surprise auds primed to expect wall-to-wall slapstick.

June 16, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety

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Joe Leydon

Variety

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The film's sheer lack of everything that customarily passes for comic fuel -- energy, wit, character, fun, a plot -- renders Nacho Libre a torturous patience tester of the first order.

June 16, 2006 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

Top Critic

The comedy is hit and miss, with good bits interrupted by dead patches.

June 16, 2006 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Top Critic

After a promising beginning, Nacho Libre goes off the rails with its over-the-top satire and intentional campiness failing to generate many laughs.

June 16, 2006 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Top Critic

A sweet, offbeat movie about caring for others.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Jane Boursaw

Common Sense Media

Makes you stare first in bemusement, then in boredom, finally in slight nausea

August 30, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Hess has the most languid sense of comic timing since Bill Murray at his peak.

August 25, 2008 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

Nacho Libre merely provides some momentary pleasant diversions.

February 28, 2008 Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com

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Brandon Fibbs

BrandonFibbs.com

What is most remarkable about this morally-bankrupt movie is its obvious impropriety of a priest constantly soliciting a nun for sex. And any script having Jack Black in spandex and showing off a belly-full of stretch marks should never have been greenli

April 9, 2007 Full Review Source: EURWeb

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Kam Williams

EURWeb

Any production featuring Jack Black in spandex and showing off his belly full of stretch marks should never have made it off the drawing board in the first place.

April 9, 2007 Full Review Source: DallasBlack.com

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Kam Williams

DallasBlack.com

Director Jared Hess' weapon of choice is his innocence.

March 15, 2007 Full Review | Comment

Mark Palermo

Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Physical violence, silliness and gross-out moments (suspect gooey substances flow frequently) abound, but Nacho Libre is not without its occasional charms.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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Doris Toumarkine

Film Journal International

Gives you more reason than ever to love Black's death scene in 1997's The Jackal.

January 1, 2007 Full Review Source: FulvueDrive-in.com

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

A film with a steady stream of laughter enclosed is a great cure for those with the "World Cup" blues.

December 13, 2006 Full Review Source: Nolan's Pop Culture Review

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Michael A. Smith

Nolan's Pop Culture Review Source: Nolan's Pop Culture Review

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Nacho Libre is a surprisingly decent comedy with Jack Black, whom I never really was a big fan of. This is a fun, whimsical comedy and is one of the better films with Jack Black. Nacho Libre is a decent flick with a few good laughs here and there, but is never anything great. What makes this film a slight misfire is

May 17, 2012

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

Stupid film. I hate Jack Black with a passion. That's all.

December 2, 2011

Eric Alvarez

Super Reviewer

Nacho Libre Quotes

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1. Ignacio 'Nacho Libre': I don't want to get paid to lose, I want to win.
– Submitted by Evan T (2 months ago)
1. Ignacio 'Nacho Libre': Eagle powers come to me please.
– Submitted by Evan T (2 months ago)
1. Esqueleto: Surprise.
2. Ignacio 'Nacho Libre': GET THAT CORN OUTTA MY FACE!
– Submitted by Dylan C (2 months ago)
1. Ignacio 'Nacho Libre': But it turns out, he's a real douche.
– Submitted by Quinn L (6 months ago)
1. Ignacio 'Nacho Libre': [singing] I ate some bugs, I ate some grass, I used my hand, to wipe my tears.
– Submitted by Sean L (7 months ago)

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