Nacho Libre (2006)

Jack Black
Hector Jimenez
Moises Arias
Ana de la Reguera

Directed by Jared Hess

Plot: Nacho is a man without skills. After growing up in a Mexican monastery, he is now a grown man and the monastery's cook, but doesn't seem to fit in. Nacho cares deeply for the orphans he feeds, but his food is terrible--mostly, if you ask him, a result of his terrible ingredients. He realizes he must hatch a plan to make money to buy better food for "the young orphans, who have nothing" (and if in doing so Nacho can impress the lovely Sister Encarnacion that would be a big plus). When Nacho is struck by the idea to earn money as a Lucha Libre wrestler, he finds that he has a natural, raw talent for wrestling. As he teams with his rail-thin, unconventional partner, Esqueleto (the Skeleton), Nacho feels for the first time in his life that he has something to fight for and a place where he belongs. As Lucha is strictly forbidden by the church elders at the monastery, Nacho is forced to lead a double life. Disguised by a sky blue mask, Nacho conceals his true identity as he takes on Mexico's most famous wrestlers and takes on a hilarious quest to make life a little sweeter at the orphanage.

Review: As much as I love Jack Black, I think he is similar to Ben Stiller, mostly hit or miss. I loved Napolean Dynamite so I was curious to see if Jared Hess could strike lightning twice. After seeing this trailer I couldn’t decide if this film was worth seeing or a must see, but with Black and Hess involved it was moving in the right direction.

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