Nacho Libre Movie Reviews
“As often as Black’s paunchy antics connect, Hess’ patchy comedy may have you saying, ‘No mas.’”
– Thomas Delapa, BOULDER WEEKLY
“A thin and tasteless Nacho.”
– Angela Baldassarre, SYMPATICO.CA
“A perfect storm of excessive mugging and catch-phrasery.”
– Josh Bell, LAS VEGAS WEEKLY
“I really did want to like this film, but I found it pedantic and dull. I actually dozed off in the middle, and I haven’t done that since Elizabethtown.”
– Kevin Carr, 7M PICTURES
“Eventually, the build-up of ridiculousness just got to me.”
– Jeffrey Chen, WINDOW TO THE MOVIES
“… you can always count on a bad fart joke (of which “Nacho Libre” boasts several) to get a laugh, whether it deserves one or not. ”
– Carol Cling, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
“The camera languishes on sequences like Nacho rubbing cow manure into Esqueleto’s face. Jokes like these are nacho good, nacho funny.”
– Steve Crum, DISPATCH-TRIBUNE NEWSPAPERS
“A 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.”
– Amy Biancolli, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
“High 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.”
— Michael Booth, DENVER POST
“To the victor belong the spoils.That’s what will happen to Jared Hess, the director of “Napoleon Dynamite.” Yes, achieved a place in pop-culture history with his wonderful flick whose dialogue took its daily in catchphrases and exclamations.But now he’”
– Linda Cook, QUAD CITY TIMES (DAVENPORT, IA)
“What’s rare to see, and what ultimately makes Nacho Libre so enjoyable, is the story of an underdog who’s allowed to remain a humble clown all the way to becoming a hero.”
– Carina Chocano, LOS ANGELES TIMES
“Very 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.”
– Ty Burr, BOSTON GLOBE
“Ridiculous as it may sound, this is a comedy about a man whose good intentions lead him into temptation and out again. Viva Nacho!”
– Colin Covert, MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
“In his endearingly ridiculous new comedy, Jack Black plays a half-Mexican, half-Scandinavian monastery cook from Oaxaca who moonlights as a masked wrestler.”
– Manohla Dargis, NEW YORK TIMES
“Nacho Libre, naïvely made kids’ stuff, lacks such minor attributes as a decent script and supporting cast.”
– David Denby, NEW YORKER
“It takes some doing to make a Jack Black comedy that doesn’t work. But Nacho Libre does it.”
– Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
“It’s happened to all of us. You get revved to see a big Hollywood comedy, starring an actor so funny he could make you laugh in your sleep, and you’re disappointed. Majorly.”
– Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“If ever there were a one-trick pony, Nacho Libre is it.”
– Annlee Ellingson, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
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