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11/24/06
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Nacho Libre (2006)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:11
Rotten:22
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.
Theatrical Release:Jun 16, 2006 Wide
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
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06/24/06
Top CriticImagine my disappointment then, which grew to disbelief, which turned into utter disdain, by the time the credits rolled on this clunker.
06/19/06
Top CriticNacho Libre, naïvely made kids’ stuff, lacks such minor attributes as a decent script and supporting cast.
06/19/06
Top CriticNacho Libre strikes a delicate balance of whimsy and absurdity that may surprise auds primed to expect wall-to-wall slapstick.
06/16/06
Top CriticThe 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.
06/16/06
Top CriticThe comedy is hit and miss, with good bits interrupted by dead patches.
06/16/06
Top CriticAfter a promising beginning, Nacho Libre goes off the rails with its over-the-top satire and intentional campiness failing to generate many laughs.
06/16/06
Top CriticThe 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.
06/16/06
Top CriticThe combination of body slams and bathroom jokes makes it a heck of a lot livelier than Cars.
06/16/06
Top CriticNacho 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
Top CriticThe movie is semi-infantile camp but often riotous.
06/16/06
Top CriticNacho Libre scores points only on occasion.
06/16/06
Top CriticA 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
Top CriticDisappointment, 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
Top CriticNacho Libre is a funny idea for a skit that's been put on the rack and tortured into a screenplay.
06/16/06
Top CriticThe 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
Top CriticHigh 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
Top CriticIt takes some doing to make a Jack Black comedy that doesn't work. But Nacho Libre does it.
06/16/06
Top CriticVery broad and very silly, it's a doodle of a comedy -- a one-joke idea (fat guy goes luchador) padded out to feature length by Black's willingness to do anything for a laugh.
06/16/06
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