Jack Black
Nacho
Nacho Libre is loosely based on the story of Fray Tormenta ("Friar Storm"), aka Rev. Sergio Gutierrez Benitez, a real-life Mexican Catholic priest who had a 23-year career as a masked luchador. He competed in order to support the orphanage he directed.
Homepage | http://www.nacholibre.com/ |
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Release Date | 2006-06-16 |
Runtime | 1h 32m |
Directors | Xavier Grobet, Jared Hess, Christopher Lagunes, Nick Powell, Frederic Henocque, Patrick Heyerdahl, Victor Herrera McNaught |
Producers | Jack Black, Steve Nicolaides, Mike White, Ricardo Del Río, Julia Pistor, Catherine Sudolcan, David Klawans, Ben LeClair, Alexander Westerman, Damon Ross, Ben Cooley, Bob Fernley |
Writers | Mike White, Jared Hess, Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess, Jerusha Hess |
Not as fun as I expected it to be.
'Nacho Libre' does do some things well, Jack Black is good and the wrestling scenes are mostly nicely done. However, I didn't really dig the rest of it - whether it be the laughter lacking humour, or the uninteresting story with the orphanage. It is at least a relatively short flick, but it isn't one I'd be in a rush to rewatch.
— r96sk