Nacho Libre (2006)
Average Rating: 5.1/10
Reviews Counted: 164
Fresh: 66 | 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: 38
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 25
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.
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Movie Info
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
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Cast
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Jack Black
Ignacio 'Nacho Libre' -
Hector Jimenez
Esqueleto -
Ana de la Reguera
Sister Encarnación, Si... -
Richard Montoya
Guillermo -
Darius Rose
Chancho -
Moises Arias
Juan Pablo -
Diego Eduardo Gomez
Chuy -
Carlos Maycotte
Segundo Núñez, Segund... -
Cesar Gonzalez
Ramses -
Rafael Montalvo
Elderly Monk -
Juilo Sandoval
Snaggle Tooth Monk -
Ventura 'Tigre Hispano' L...
Arena Referee -
Felipe Jesús
Arena Referee -
Hernández 'Terror Chino'
Arena Referee -
Enrique Munoz
Señor Ramón, Señor Ra... -
Carla Jimenez
Candidia -
Augustín 'Rigo' Rey
Galindo 1 -
Ricardo 'Caballero de la ...
Galindo 2 -
Troy Gentile
Young Nacho -
Donald Chambers
Silencio -
Julio Escalero
Ramses Trainer -
Peter Stormare
Emperor -
Armando 'Mucha Crema' Gay...
Pro (Coliseo) Announcer -
Rafael González López
Pro (Coliseo) Referee -
Antonio Salazar Gómez
Ring (Arena) Announcer -
Albert M. Madrid
Paradise -
Lauro Chartrand
Sage -
Filberto Estrella Calderó...
Goblin/Elf 1 -
Gerson Virgen López
Goblin/Elf 2 -
Leobardo Magadan
Commentator -
Jorge Valdez García
Commentator -
Craig Williams
El Snowfladke -
Brett Chan
Dynasty -
Mike Ching
El Chino -
Abelardo 'El Pandita' Her...
Muñeco, Muñeco, Mu?eco -
Emiliano 'Dalia Negra' Qu...
Carlos Rosales -
Luis García Randón
Mariachi Man -
Armando Tapia
Monk -
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Feliciano Ramos Mendoza
Amateur Announcer -
Carlos Acosta 'El Mimo' B...
El Pony -
Ignacio González 'Iñaqui ...
El Semental -
Alfonso 'Pompin' Ramirez
Ameteur Referee -
Miguel Angel Bonequi Truj...
Hacienda Tough Doorman -
Aaron Yamir Ramírez Esoba...
Young Street Kid -
Rodolfo García Merino
Motivational Coach -
Maria Gonzalez
Peasant Woman -
René Campero
Wrestling Official -
Lisa Owen
Nacho's Mother -
Cristobal Puente
Nacho's Father -
Zenaido Avendaño
Usher -
Rosenda Hernádez
Woman -
Joaquín Luis Jiménez
Ashen Faced Man -
Ismael García y su Trio
Mariachi Band -
Dominick Kurek
Mad Fan -
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Imagine my disappointment then, which grew to disbelief, which turned into utter disdain, by the time the credits rolled on this clunker.
Nacho Libre, naïvely made kids' stuff, lacks such minor attributes as a decent script and supporting cast.
Nacho Libre strikes a delicate balance of whimsy and absurdity that may surprise auds primed to expect wall-to-wall slapstick.
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.
Some things work well, but many are strained in execution. There are times Nacho Libre looks like it's struggling to find a reason to continue.
The comedy is hit and miss, with good bits interrupted by dead patches.
In a season of smug, telegraphed quirkiness (hello, Little Miss Sunshine), the rambling Nacho Libre, like director Jared Hess' previous Napoleon Dynamite, feels like an original.
A sweet, offbeat movie about caring for others.
Makes you stare first in bemusement, then in boredom, finally in slight nausea
Hess has the most languid sense of comic timing since Bill Murray at his peak.
Nacho Libre merely provides some momentary pleasant diversions.
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.
Director Jared Hess' weapon of choice is his innocence.
Physical violence, silliness and gross-out moments (suspect gooey substances flow frequently) abound, but Nacho Libre is not without its occasional charms.
Gives you more reason than ever to love Black's death scene in 1997's The Jackal.
A film with a steady stream of laughter enclosed is a great cure for those with the "World Cup" blues.
There's a fine line between funny and stupid, and director Jared Hess can't find it.
This is all about Jack Black being Jack Black, funny and well-conceived wrestling action, and catch-you-off-guard comedy. Nacho has all of those things in a headlock.
Puts another monkey on Jack Black's back, but this time it isn't several stories tall, it doesn't have a thing for blondes and it doesn't famously destroy New York real estate. In this case, it's the script.
It's more outrageous than hilarious, yet Nacho Libre has the same kind of sweet poignancy its filmmaker Jared Hess brought to his 2004 cult hit Napoleon Dynamite.
Nacho typical comedy
Nacho Libre a le mérite d'être une comédie désopilante faisant rire son public par des élans somme toute forts singuliers, mais inspirés, à défaut d'être très subtils
Beyond its sight gags and kitschy camp appeal, 'Nacho Libre' is a comedy that earns its underdog ambitions.
Basically, if you're not already chuckling at the thought of Jack Black wearing a Mexican wrestler's outfit and speaking in a thick Spanish accent then Nacho Libre probably isn't the film for you.
Nacho Libre is all it needs to be--ridiculous from beginning to end.
Easily the best studio confection of the year... kicking ***, taking names, and reminding us all of the joy that going to a big summer movie is supposed to inspire in us.
Audience Reviews for Nacho Libre
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- Ignacio 'Nacho Libre': Jesse, I owe you 4.99 plus tax.
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- Ignacio 'Nacho Libre': Me? No. Come on. Don't be crazy. I know the wrestlers get all the fancy ladies, and the clothes, and the fancy creams and lotions. But my life is good! Really good! I get to wake up every morning, at 5AM, and make some soup! It's the best. I love it. I get to lay in a bed, all by myself, all of my life! That's fantastic! Go. Go away! Read some books!
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- Ignacio 'Nacho Libre': But Sister, they are just ninos trying to release their wiggles.
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- Ignacio 'Nacho Libre': Would you like to join me in my quarters this evening... for some toast.
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- Ignacio 'Nacho Libre': Where are the cheeps?
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- Elderly Monk: This is the worst lunch I ever had.
- Monk: Do you not realize I have had diarrhea since Easters?!
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