School of Rock

“There used to be a way to stick it to the man. It was called Rock and Roll. But the man ruined that too with a little thing called MTV!”
I’m not exactly sure how many times I’ve seen this movie now, or at least been present when it’s been playing. I must give it that it is a pretty funny movie. It’s not the kind of movie that you can watch over and over again, but it’s a great party movie. Jack Black’s antics can get pretty out of hand at times, but when a director is able to keep him reigned in it manages to walk a line of being over-the-top without being embarrassing. A lot of times in these kinds of comedies, where the buffoon is set up as the fall guy, it often dissolves to a point where it’s almost unbearable to watch. There are a few moments in here that do fall in that realm, but it otherwise manages to avoid the awkwardness. As an added bonus, the music really is great, as far as the actual soundtrack goes. The songs the band plays are fine the first time, but rapidly hit their tolerance threshold after repeated viewings.

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