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October 3, 2003

Jack Black schools classroom rockers

By BEN NUCKOLS
Associated Press Writer

If ever a movie deserved to be a colossal, demographic-busting hit, it's "The School of Rock," a nearly miraculous comedy about a fifth-grade rock band with just the right mix of structure and spontaneity, sweetness and subversion.

In an era when "family film" usually refers to movies that nobody without kids would go near, "The School of Rock" has genuine appeal for everyone -- it doesn't pander or condescend. (Parents, don't be scared away by the PG-13 rating "for some rude humor and drug references" -- the references are so mild they'll fly over the heads of younger kids, who shouldn't be denied the huge kick they'll get out of this movie.)

THE SCHOOL OF ROCK

Director: Richard Linklater

Cast: Jack Black, Mike White, Sarah Silverman, Joan Cusack

Rating: PG-13, for some rude humor and drug references

Running time: 108 minutes


 
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