Not-yo best effort

Where do I even start? Well, how about this: Don't let the fact that "Nacho Libre" is written and directed by Jared Hess fool you. Hess is best known for writing and directing the hit "Napoleon Dynamite," but let me forewarn you that "Nacho" is nothing like the 2004 smash that got Hess recognized. It's as if "Nacho" tries too hard to outshine "Napoleon" with its humor. It ends up failing miserably. \nFunny man Jack Black plays Nacho, an orphan raised at a monastery in Mexico who now works there as the cook. After becoming fed up with the useless jobs he is constantly given, Nacho finds his true passion: wrestling. Since it goes against scripture to wrestle, Nacho finds himself donning a cape and mask to hide his true identity as he wrestles in effort to show off to the new nun, Sister Encarnación (Ana de la Reguera). At the same time, Nacho tries to prove that wrestling is not a sin, and if he wins the grand prize - a large amount of money - he will be able to benefit the orphans. \nUnlike watching "Napoleon Dynamite" which flew by, "Nacho" seems to drag on, and I found myself dreading the idea of sitting through it to the end. The sight of watching Jack Black prance around shirtless and in tights was probably the funniest thing in this movie. A majority of the scenes were shots of wrestling, and there was hardly any dialogue in the movie at all. \nI must say that Jack Black's choice in films has clearly gone downhill since his "Orange County" days. And it is no surprise that the supporting cast is almost entirely unknown; I bet female leads like Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz wanted nothing to do with this movie. What was almost more painful than watching the movie was having to sit through the DVD's special features. The deleted scenes were dumb, the commentaries were boring and the only feature I somewhat appreciated was watching one of Black singing. "Nacho" was a huge disappointment to me, and I would not recommend it to anyone. I'm still upset about losing 90 minutes of time I know could have been better spent.