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School of Rock School of Rock is a rare gem of a film that exudes the kind of fun found in movies like Big and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. What's more, it establishes Jack Black (High Fidelity, Orange County) as one of the best comedic actors around. Black stars as Dewey Finn, a wanna-be rock star who can picture himself as being nothing less than a rock star. Only thing is, he’s not incredibly good at it and he owes his roommate a lot of money that he hopes to be able to pay up on once he hits it big. When it comes down to it, Finn is forced to get a job and he ends up pretending to be his roommate in order to work as a substitute teacher at a prep school. Before long Finn learns that the 5th graders he teachers have a good deal of musical talent and he decides to transform them into a rock band, featuring himself as the lead singer / guitarist. The faculty and parents know nothing of the scheme however, and when they do find out conflict is bound to occur. The film celebrates the joys of rock and roll through the animated Jack Black, one of the funniest actors of our day. The direction of Richard Linklater (The Good Girl) and script from Mike White (Orange County, The Good Girl), who also acts as Dewey Finn's roommate are right on target. It seems ridiculous that School of Rock received a PG-13 rating, with a fairly clean script that would land most movies in PG land. The advantage of the rating is that it makes teenagers and college students take the movie a bit more seriously. The film succeeds as a comedy for all ages thanks to its hilarious moments and heartwarming story. Trae Cadenhead 10/8/2003
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