Nacho Libre Critic Reviews

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.Read the full review

It takes some doing to make a Jack Black comedy that doesn't work. But Nacho Libre does it.Read the full review

You can see what the film was going for, but the jokes just sit there; you chuckle a few times, mostly out of lame hope, but you never bust a gut, never really get what you came for.Read the full review

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.Read the full review

Too much in Nacho Libre doesn't work to enable me to recommend it to anyone except a card-carrying member of the Jack Black fan club.Read the full review

This Nacho leaves your palate longing for more spice and less rancid cheese.Read the full review

The comedy is hit and miss, with good bits interrupted by dead patches. It's a movie to root for more than to enjoy.Read the full review

Sputters to an ignominious halt in the first 20 minutes.Read the full review

An amiably clunky, unapologetically silly summer confection that nevertheless lands sufficient lethal slams to the funny bone.Read the full review