Ana de la Reguera, Carla Jimenez, Carlos Maycotte
Ignacio (his friends call him Nacho), a cook by day in a Mexican orphanage, moonlights as a lucha libre wrestler (a masked wrestler) to raise money to save the orphanage from closure.
DVD Release Date: October 24, 2006
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Stats: 29,298 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (29,298)
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September 29, 2009A sweet and subtle comedy that is nearly perfect apart from some annoying Jack Blackisms.
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July 25, 2008And I quote...
"Jack Black is not very funny in "Nacho Libre," and that requires some meditation. Jack Black is essentially, intrinsically and instinctively a funny actor. He has that Christopher Walken thing going where you smile when he appears in a movie. It takes some doing ...( read more) -
July 8, 2008Critics panned it, I enjoyed this movie. Funnier throughout than Nap. Dynamite, great lines, perfect funny role for Jack Black.
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July 4, 2008Jack Black may go over the top at times but it's just his way to show that his a real comic genius. I can't remember laughing this much for a while. The characters are totally adorable with Jack Black scoring big again.
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November 15, 2009Im a Black fan but this one was a little too bland for me. Funny fight scenes and insecurities.
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November 14, 2009So kitsch and so funny. The characters images make it all, without big dialogs every scene is imaginative as the topic and place. I liked very much the photography and sites.
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Critic Reviews
June 27, 2006
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
June 16, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The comedy is hit and miss, with good bits interrupted by dead patches. full review
June 16, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
The movie is semi-infantile camp but often riotous. full review
June 16, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
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 rin... full review
June 16, 2006
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Disappointment, 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... full review
June 16, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It takes some doing to make a Jack Black comedy that doesn't work. But Nacho Libre does it. full review
June 15, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today
What is missing in plot and character development is made up for in silly fun. full review
June 15, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Ridiculous as it may sound, this is a comedy about a man whose good intentions lead him into temptation and out again. Viva Nacho! full review
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October 25, 2008This movie didn't have a good storyline and lacked a point...I hate Jack Black and he was shit in this movie.I guess if a fat ass mexican wretler poses as funny to you,then you'd like this bloody mess of a movie.Thank you Jared Hess for making something to make fun of for years to come. :] And I'd watch Napolean Dynamite 1,000 times over before I'd watch Nacho Libre again,because unlike this movie,Napolean Dynamite is funny and worth watching.
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July 3, 2007The film could have been a lot funnier, so I was a little underwelmed. But I really liked the rural Mexican setting and the blink-and-you'll-miss-it baptism is very funny.
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June 22, 2007LoL this movie was funny in a Napolian sorta way. I liked it alot and the music on it was funny. And Nacho's (Jack Black's) buddy is so funny looking and small... =P
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June 12, 2007This was sooo much better than Napoleon Dynamite. I wonder why it didn't have as many previews and stuff. Oh well it was hilarious!!!!!
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June 10, 2007Very funny movie and original, I love the part when Nacho baptizes esqueleto jajaja its great and the songs are awewsome I love Jack Black!
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June 8, 2007haha..jack black is a natural born funny man. i like the scene where jack sing a song for encarnacion..lol check out the words of the song . haha so funny n cute.. n the way steven said' i dont believe in god, i believe in science'lol..i just love to laugh!
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March 22, 2007Those of you who said you hate the movie so much, why bother to complain about it???? Anyways itz so funny! Some people just don't have a sense of humor.
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