When Jack Black first crashed his way on the silver screen
in the blockbuster hit, “School of Rock” I was initially surprised by the movie.
Some may not know this but, all of the children in the movie that play
instruments actually play them in real life. They performed all of their music
for the film and soundtrack; to have such skill at a young age is truly
awe-inspiring. Through my first viewing I found the movie very painful to
watch, knowing fully well that eventually the school was going to find out that
he wasn’t a teacher. However, I applaud the movies extent of rock and roll
trivia. I feel that Jack Black had to play a subdued version of his usual
characters, and it really drew back a lot of his potential. Another fun note,
Miranda Cosgrove got her career jumpstart from this film signing on with
Nickelodeon for Drake & Josh and later taking the main role for iCarly. I
did find it a shame that almost all of those skilled kid musicians were unable
to hit it big from that movie. “School of Rock” was quite a fun ride. Its
subtle humors as well as, its jokes hit close to home. Jack Black was entertaining, but still lacked
that special flair he’s known for. All in all, I give School of Rock a 7/10.
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