... an outrageously entertaining -- and deliciously subversive -- curriculum presided over by that irresistible force of nature, Jack Black ...
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10/03/03
School of Rock (2003)
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Reviews Counted:183
Fresh:167
Rotten:16
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: Black's exuberant, gleeful performance turns School of Rock into a hilarious, rocking good time.
Theatrical Release:06-02-2004
Synopsis: SCHOOL OF ROCK is a hilarious romp that parents will enjoy as much as their children. Jack Black stars as Dewey Finn, a wannabe rock star who doesn't seem to be rocking much of anything these days.... [More]
Starring: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman
Director: Richard Linklater
Reviews for School of Rock
121 - 140 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
The themes of The School of Rock ... are as safely old-fashioned as Leave It to Beaver. But the way Black and the kids deliver that message, sharp and funny and never pandering, is itself delightfully subversive.
10/03/03
Gladiator for the downtrodden and flabby
10/03/03
Black has found the signature role for his singular talent.
10/03/03
Don't skip school to see this movie, but maybe you can talk your principal into a field trip and go see it as a class project. Jack Black rocks and so does his mini-band.
10/03/03
It's a formula-driven movie, but it becomes irresistably fun
10/03/03
It’s bust-a-gut funny without resorting to gross-out humor; it’s sentimental without being syrupy; and it’s charming without being manipulative. Most importantly, it actually rocks.
10/03/03
This movie also has some of the biggest laughs of a comedy this year.
10/03/03
Unless Tenacious D - The Movie ever comes out, we may never get that ultimate flick for Jack Black, but this at least comes close.
10/03/03
Richard Linklater delivers a family film that is hilarious, honest and inherently good-natured...
10/03/03
A potentially A-B-C generi-comedy concept flick that's salvaged at every turn by the infectiously funny leading man and a collection of kid actors more sincerely personable than seriously precocious.
10/03/03
Jack Black kicks out the jams in the smartest, most exuberant, best comedy about the power of music since The Blues Brothers.
10/03/03
A delightful, hugely entertaining crowd-pleaser of a comedy with a great central performance and a lot of laughs throughout.
10/02/03
Not since Marty McFly have we seen someone so in love with being a rocker.
10/02/03
Whether you take it as an homage or a parody -- that is, whether you take rock 'n roll seriously or not -- it's either way a truly joyful, funny movie.
10/02/03
.. a familiar song -- the journey of arrested adolescent/adult Dewey Finn (Jack Black) to maturity, helped along the way by the wisdom of children -- but the fun is in the performance.
10/02/03
[A]bout as rebellious and free and rockin' as a Clear Channel radio station, packaging payola-ed ‘cool’ for a mass audience and dishing out focus-grouped, MBA-approved ‘hip’...
10/02/03
[Black's} charm is difficult to resist
10/02/03
This isn't a movie about honor, or honesty, or even "being yourself;" instead, it's about not letting "the man" stop you from putting on a show. That's refreshing.
10/02/03
There is obvious affection between Black and the kids, and their interplay is disarmingly sweet.
10/02/03
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September 08, 2008:
Linklater Says "Not So Fast" to School of Rock 2
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July 14, 2008:
Jack Black Heading Back to School
Looks like Mike White's School of Rock 2 script was pretty solid -- Paramount has given the sequel a green light, and Jack Black has signed on to star. More...
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