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52 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 36 Critics What's this?

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6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 135 Ratings

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  • Starring: Ana de la Reguera, Jack Black
  • Summary: Jack Black stars as Ignacio (friends call him Nacho), a cook by day in a Mexican orphanage, who moonlights as a lucha libre wrestler to raise money for the orphans in this comedy from the creators of "Napoleon Dynamite" and the writer of "The School of Rock." (Paramount)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 36
  3. Negative: 3 out of 36
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Carina Chocano
    80
    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.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Ian Nathan
    60
    A daft idea perfectly calibrated to Black's pop mania, then hermetically sealed by a director who thinks he's making a Hal Hartley movie.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    It takes some doing to make a Jack Black comedy that doesn't work. But Nacho Libre does it.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 67
  3. Negative: 17 out of 67
  1. Kimw.
    10
    The funniest thing about this movie was reading the ratings here. It goes a 10, a 0, a 9, a 1etc... and the comments by those who missed the great humor, is the most hilarious of all. The genius of this movie is its perception by some and imperception by others. Black was the funniest ever.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. W
    5
    Despite Black's attempts to make this film work (singing, accent, tights), the plot was simply underdeveloped, choppy as heck, and lacking in a purpose the audience could get behind. At times the scenes were so random that it seemed more like a sketch comedy show than a coherent film. I wanted to like this film; I had pegged it as a hit from the start. Sadly, this film disapoints. Good try Mr. Black; maybe next time.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. DaveV.
    1
    This movie was horriable. Me and my friends were xpecting somthing funny and it was just plain stupid. We left early b/c it was a waste of a sat. night.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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