..Movie Reviews..

It's not packed with trash humor, pushing the PG-13 envelope. It's pretty clean. And at the other end of the spectrum, it's not a cutesy, inspiring, sappy movie. It's hilarious for what it is: a washed up rock 'n' roll wannabe who turns a prep school class into the ultimate rock band. Ridiculous? Yes. That's the point.

The flick is full on rock, and Jack Black is his usual spastic self (without the excessive profanity and lewd humor). The preppy kids are perfect, cute enough to be fun, but they actually know how to rock (the kids play all their own instruments).

The movie doesn't weigh itself down with sappy pleas and the kind of overdone explanations usually found in the substitute teacher movie. It's true to the concept and revels in what it's good at. The rest is just details.

The DVD sports some fun extras, including a commentary from Jack Black and director Richard Linklater, as well as the kids from the movie, a "lessons learned" behind the scenes feature, a plea by Jack Black and 1,000 fans to Led Zepplin to let a song be used in the movie, the kids' video diary from the Toronto Film Festival, and more.