Purely Joyful Movie!

Highly Overrated But Still Good

good back-story, and good acting

Blistering performances.

I'm mexican and this movie so so spot on a few cultural things. Nacho is totally outrageous and only Jack Black could have made nailed the role while bringing the character to life!! This movie is slap stick funny and has situational humor which I love. The movie has a tender sentiments and honestly made me laugh out loud at so many parts. Also sooooo many good quotes that will keep you laughing after months of watching the movie!

This is a goofy offbeat comedy set is Mexico where Jack Black plays Friar Ignacio stuck with cooking for orphans in a remote monastery.He teams up with a street kid to form a tag team and although getting some bizarre beating in the ring they earn enough money to get better food for the orphans. Brother Ignacio also hopes to impress the new nun who he finds rather appealing. However as the monastery frowns on wrestling, he fights as a masked wrestlerAfter a while tired of losing and wanting to make money as a winner he challenges top wrestler Ramses and hope he can soar like an eagle.This is a quirky underdog story with a right blend of humour and action when the action is consigned to the ring but does not always flow altogether when the story is away from the ring when it can easily become dull despite some gross out humour.

Ignacio (Jack Black) is the cook in a monastery orphanage. Nacho falls in love with the new teacher Sister Encarnación (Ana de la Reguera). He befriends thief Steven (Héctor Jiménez) as they train to be Mexican wrestlers Nacho and Esqueleto.Director Jared Hess of Napoleon Dynamite fame gets a leading comedic talent. It doesn't really work. There are a couple a slightly amusing moments. Jack Black puts on such an unusual mannerism that it doesn't allow the humor to shine. Instead, it's an one-note character that keeps repeating. This seems like a skit character given a full length movie. He's also not that lovable.

I think of myself as a liberal, open minded person...but the movies recently that my son wants to see with me have left me horribly depressed....the language they use, the terms towards women....all completely offensive, and not in the LEAST bit funny. (think- 21 Jump Street and the swearing....it really isn't that funny)I have been ready to give up on movies all together...then I came across this movie. The movie relies on actually having a story....the silliness of Jack Black, and actually treats women with respect. It was sweet, funny and not the least bit offensive. A cute story, that even a 12 year old boy can watch and admits, 'this is pretty good'. A good story line and FINALLY!!!! THANK YOU JACK BLACK, for a funny movie!