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Wannabe
rocker Dewey Finn (Jack Black) has seen better days. He’s just been kicked out of his
band—right before the big battle of the bands competition. And to make matters worse,
his roommate’s obnoxious, overbearing girlfriend (Sarah Silverman) is trying to get him
thrown out of his apartment—unless he pays his share of the rent.
When
Dewey answers a call from Principal Rosalie Mullins (Joan Cusack), asking his roommate,
Ned (played by screenwriter Mike White), a substitute teacher, to fill in at her
prestigious prep school, Dewey decides it’s easy money—$650 a week just to baby sit. So
he takes the job, posing as Ned. He soon learns that the kids in his class are musically
talented—and he decides that they’re just what he needs to win the battle of the bands.
So he turns the classroom into a practice room and starts teaching the kids how to
rock.
Okay, so School of Rock isn’t an intellectually stimulating
film. It won’t have you on the edge of your seat. It won’t keep you guessing. But it’s
a fun movie nonetheless. Jack Black is his usual over-the-top, energetic, outrageous
self—though he plays a less cartoonish, less outlandish character than usual (like his
character in Orange
County). Still, even his more serious lines end up being hilarious. And the
kids are fantastic. They can actually act—and they do an excellent job of keeping up
with Black without being too cute or too distracting.
If you love music,
you’ll enjoy School of Rock. If you love Jack Black, you’ll enjoy School of
Rock. In fact, even if you never liked Jack Black before, you’ll enjoy School of
Rock. It’s not outlandish or crude—it’s just fun.
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