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Ignacio (Jack Black), or Nacho to his friends, works as a cook in the Mexican monastery where he grew up. The monastery is home to a host of orphans whom Nacho cares for deeply, but there is not much money to feed them properly. Nacho decides to raise money for the children by moonlighting as a Lucha Libre wrestler with his partner Esqueleto (Héctor Jiménez), but since the church forbids Lucha, Nacho must disguise his identity.

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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.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Rated: 2/4

Nov 24, 2006

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Aug 11, 2006

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

More amusing in theory than in practice.

Rated: C+

Jun 27, 2006

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Hess doesn't take it all far enough (the PG rating seems unusually restrictive), especially with the audacity of gags and the frequency of jokes.

Rated: 7/10

Nov 21, 2020

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Never quite as funny as it threatens to be, but Black's misplaced enthusiasm in the fight-night sequences remains a grotesquely pleasing joy to behold throughout.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 19, 2020

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

It's not something wonderful that will enter the annals of history. [Full Review in Spanish]

Feb 14, 2020

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Oaklee D After finding out this movie was made by the same guy who made Napoleon Dynamite (Jared Hess), I'm convinced he has mastered the art of making enjoyable yet unfunny comedy films. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Miguel M Este es el ejemplo perfecto de como hacer una película sobre la cultura mexicana y lo digo siendo que eh vivido toda mi vida en México, es mejor película mexicana que varias películas hechas en México Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Rick L This movie is criminally underated. Too many critics just didn't get the humor in it's time, or disregarded it because it was a Nickolodian film, or were just hopping on the band wagon of Jared Hess hate after the popularity of Napolian Dynomite. Whatever the case may be, Nacho Libre is an absolute must see, Comedic classic. Endlessly quotable, beautifully shot, and with all of the heart of the first Rocky. "Haven't you ever wanted a lil piece of the Gory?" Watch this Movie! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/19/24 Full Review Nicole L Get that corn out of my face! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review Stephen P It's not good , it's Da Best Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/11/24 Full Review J W It's the best. I love it. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jared Hess Director Jack Black Nacho Ana de la Reguera Sister Encarnación Héctor Jiménez Esqueleto Richard Montoya Guillermo Peter Stormare Emperor

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