Great Film: The School of Rock
Maybe it's not intelligent - but it's funny and it rocks!
Glancing at what other people have written about this movie, it seems that
these individuals are taking this film a bit too seriously. Worrying about
the "messages" this movie is delivering? Come on, there is no way that the
con that Jack Black's character pulls off could ever get far in the real
world! I don't think any sane person watching this movie would take this
seriously. This is a comedy, for crying out loud, made to make us
laugh!
I thought Black was fine in this movie. Sure, maybe his character is a
little one-note with his proclamations of "rock on" and "stick it to the
man", but Black somehow manages to do it over and over without being boring.
He's unbelievably energetic AND versatile, delivering these same things in
different ways each time that prevent the movie from getting into a rut. I
think it's safe to say that only Black himself could have made this role
work so well.
There is plenty of humor and great music. Even my senior citizen parents
kept laughing, and told me after it was over that they enjoyed the rock
soundtrack as well. It's a great movie for the whole family. Why was this
rated PG-13? Sure, there are some references to stuff like alcohol and
groupies, but they are not emphasized at all in their brief passing - and
your kids will already have seen these kind of things treated much worse
elsewhere! In fact, here in British Columbia, the ratings board gave it a
"G" rating.
Cast
- Rosalie Mullins played by Joan Cusack
- Dewey Finn played by Jack Black
- Theo played by Adam Pascal
- Neil played by Lucas Papaelias
- Doug played by Chris Stack
- Patty Di Marco played by Sarah Silverman
- Ned Schneebly played by Mike White
