I love Jack Black. Loads of people say that. But I think that when I say I love Jack Black, what I'm really saying is that I love Jack Black in School of Rock.
But let's look at him in some of his other films:
Envy: one of the worst films ever
King Kong: ok
Nacho Libre: I am one of the few who like this movie
The Holiday: ok
Margot at the Wedding: He was quite good in this
Be Kind Rewind: terrible film
Kung Fu Panda: Animated
Tropic Thunder: average
Year One: A disgraceful embarassment
Back to point.... Lemuel Gulliver (Black) takes a travel writing job in Bermuda. En route, a Bermuda Triangle thing happens and he wakes to find himself tied up by tiny people - Lilliputians. He of course becomes their hero and savior by creating a series of false stories about himself (President Awesome, Star Wars, KISS etc), then disgraces himself when the truth is revealed, then of course comes to a predictable self awareness and saves the day.
He has some good Rock and Roll moments in the film and gets to bust some moves, and it's not like I didn't laugh throughout the film, but it was pretty bad, really....
I don't think I can keep being disappointed by Jack Black. Each of his movies looks funny, and really, I have been disappointed in each and every film since School of Rock (except for Nacho Libre and Kung Fu Panda which doesn't count as it is animated).
I figure I have 1 more Jack Black film in me, and if no good, will call it a day.
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I'm sick of Jack Black - same old rock and roll dances and air guitar. Worked in School of Rock but that's where it should have stayed. I did like this movie though, it had some of my favourite actors in it.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it was just that the kids behaved!
He was pretty damn good in High Fidelity, too - definitely worth a look (also because they kept quite a lot of Nick Hornby's book in the script, which is excellent).
ReplyDeleteI don't get it. Jack Black and Adam Sandler- you are both gorgeous, funny and worth going to the movies for. Why are you producing such CRAP of late?
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