School of Rock (2003)
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
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This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place
Great Film overall
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
The School Of RockJack Black carries this musical show on its back all through the movie with the help of Richard and his magic box that has some unusual characters and also offers some great music.
I'll only be reiterating what others have said, and what you've already guessed; is that this movie just works. By a lesser director, by a lesser writer, by another actor, School Of Rock might have become among the thousands of cheesy, Nickelodeon-esque, Disney-esque, tween movie. Thankfully, Mike White wrote such a charming though admittedly predictable story, and Richard Linklater steered the this ship safely to land; of a musician way past his time trying to make it big and somehow found inspiration in a classroom full of children of a stuffy school.Jack Black not only nailed his part, he owned it and killed it. Black is charismatic, enthusiastic, energetic and infectious. He is just fun to watch. Everybody else played their part well, even Joan Cusack who I think is underused. The best part here, must be the process of music making; what it rock, what does it mean to rock, and why rock and roll is so much fun. This movie is fun. And you won't be disappointed by it.
School Of Rock The name of the movie I saw is "School of Rock". It was a funny and good movie. It had a different plot and an amazing cast. It was a good movie for four reasons. The first reason is because it is a funny comedy movie. The funniest part was when Finn crowd surfed and the crowd didn't catch him. The second reason is that the writers wrote a good plot. The plot was about a man that was kicked out of a band and pretended to be a sub. It was funny because he didn't teach the children what they needed to learn. The third reason is that the movie had a good cast. My favorite characters were Miranda Cosgrove and Joey Gaydos Jr. because they added a lot to the movie. The fourth reason is because the ending was good. I liked the ending because at the beginning he failed crowd surfing and in the end he was able to crowd surf. Those are the reasons I like the movie.
Jack Black stars as a failed rock musician who in financial desperation, pretends to be his friend Mike White and takes a job as a substitute teacher at a prestigious private elementary school. Having no qualification, he initially treats it as an opportunity to goof of, until he realizes that his students are fairly gifted musicians. He trains them to be a rock band so that he can enter a battle of the bands competition and get revenge on his former band mates who kicked him out. Do I even need to tell you that Black learns to care about these kids? There's really nothing original here, but Black is in his element here and makes the material work. He gets some pretty solid support from Joan Cusack as the school principal. It's hardly among Richard Linklater's best films, but his relaxed, stoner style is well suited for the material.