
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Celebrating the triumphs & tribulations of the lovable loser is no easy thing but filmmaker Jared Hess seems to thrive in this specific cinematic exercise Working fresh off the success of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE Hess finds a similarly endearing hero-without-a-clue in Ignacio played by Jack Black (HIGH FIDELITY KING KONG) the title character in NACHO LIBRE Ignacio growing up in a poor monastery in Mexico has dreamed of being a professional wrestler since childhood This obsession has led him to a thankless adult existence as monastery whipping-boy & chef serving stale day-old nacho chips to finicky orphans In an effort to earn the respect of new nun-hottie Sister Encarnacion (Ana De La Reguera) & escape the monastery into the greedy excess of pro wrestling Ignacio enters a local amateur competition Along the way he picks up the notably scrawny yet tough street urchin Esqueleto (Hector Jimenez) as his tag-team partner The duo hilariously loses badly & repeatedly to all manner of local wrestling oddities It is only when Ignacio recognizes a higher goal than money & glory that he can truly compete with his professional idols including the dreaded & evil champion Ramses Co-written with Hess&s writing partner & wife Jerusha & noted screenwriter Mike White (CHUCK & BUCK THE GOOD GIRL) NACHO LIBRE is stocked with real-life wrestlers doing their thing Jack Black&s over-the-top physical humor blends in perfectly with repeated viewings of his "stretchie pants" & timely flatulence In concert the elements fuse to distill a comedy that should appeal to all ages eager to be pinned down in a full-nelson by laughter