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Some friends and I were discussing Nacho Libre, and one friend said this:

"I really, truly despise Jack Black, and I've never seen _Napoleon Dynamite_, although the excessive quoting of it (none of which sounds funny to me, but that could be the quoters) has put it in the "annoying" category for me. That said, the trailer for _Nacho Libre_ looked pretty funny."

To which I replied:

"I wouldn't suggest seeing it then. Or if you do see it, wait until it's at the discount theater. Basically what I would describe the movie as would be a blend of Jared Hess's Napoleon Dynamite type humor and Jack Black doing his Jack Black thing. Overall Black is pretty understated, which I liked. But every once in a while they give him a chance to do his Jack Black thing, which seemed to take him out of the character. Also, there were random fart jokes that didn't seem to fit in with anything in the movie except to try to go for the cheap laugh.

I might suggest seeing Napoleon Dynamite at some point, if just to see what all the hype is about and if you happen to like it. I enjoyed it, but I didn't love it to the point of quoting the entire movie whenever I got a chance. I'd say the same about Nacho Libre. So chances are if you see Napoleon Dynamite and don't hate it, then you probably won't hate Nacho Libre."

That's my basic review right there. I smiled and chuckled quite a bit during the movie, and even laughed a few times, but I wouldn't go so far as to say "Oh, you have to see that movie! It's the funniest movie ever!" (Some people told me that about Napoleon Dynamite, which left me disappointed.) I liked it quite a bit, I enjoyed myself, but I didn't absolutely love it.