
Nacho (Black) is a monastery cook, who spends his day feeding orphans and being overlooked by the monastery. When Sister Encarnación (Reguera) arrive at the monastery, Nacho realises that the only way to win her affection and to save the children, will be by competing as a Luchador wrestler.... (Full plot summary below)
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Nacho (Black) is a monastery cook, who spends his day feeding orphans and being overlooked by the monastery. When Sister Encarnación (Reguera) arrive at the monastery, Nacho realises that the only way to win her affection and to save the children, will be by competing as a Luchador wrestler.
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| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsIt's more outrageous than hilarious, yet Nacho Libre has the same kind of sweet poignancy its filmmaker Jared Hess brought to his 2004 cult hit Napoleon Dynamite. |
| Dallas Morning NewsChris VognarNacho Libre is more lazy than offensive. Things happen, but there's really no story. People do stuff, but they don't become characters. It might have made a dandy Saturday Night Live skit. But it's not much of a movie. |
| Filmcritic.comSean O'ConnellIf Black had shed 15 pounds prior to shooting, his shrunken waistline would taken half of the film's jokes with it. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekIt certainly succeeds in being different, but peculiar doesn't necessarily mean enjoyable. |
| Bangor Daily News (Maine)Christopher SmithPuts another monkey on Jack Black's back, but this time it isn't several stories tall, it doesn't have a thing for blondes and it doesn't famously destroy New York real estate. In this case, it's the script. |
| Spectrum (St. George, Utah)Bruce BennettBeyond its sight gags and kitschy camp appeal, 'Nacho Libre' is a comedy that earns its underdog ambitions. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordThe movie manages to float...on the capable shoulders of the dementedly talented Black and a well chosen supporting cast. |
| FromTheBalconyBill ClarkNacho Libre serves as further evidence to the theory that people will laugh at anything as long as they expect to. |
| FilmJerk.comBrian OrndorfNacho Libre is such a remarkable improvement over Napoleon Dynamite, someone might want to check the temp in hell and see if it's still toasty down there. |
| Movie MomNell MinowBlack does everything humanly possibly to try to make this movie work, even spending a good deal of time wearing silly blue tights and getting beat up many, many, many, many times but the script pile-drives him into the mat. |