Nacho Libre is a film good enough for DVD release only. The first twenty minutes of the film is an utter waste of time. Knowing this film is a comedy, you are expecting a big laugh, but they come too far and in between. Actually, I didnt laugh very much at all watching this film. Alot of the good laughs were given away in the previews of this film and although I tried to enjoy it, it was very hard to do so. Skip this movie in the theaters. At best, its a decent rental when there is nothing better to watch on the shelf.

Nacho is a young man who was raised in a monastery in Mexico and now works there as the cook. Fueled by his passion for wrestling, he dons a mask and cape and picks up a partner to compete in a local Lucha Libre tournament to try for the $200 prize so he can buy better food for the kids and achieve respect. When a new nun, Sister Encarnacion, arrives at the monastery, he tries to win her adoration as well while attempting to prove that being a Luchador isn’t a sin and win the grand prize at a battle royal tournament so he can buy a bus for the kids.

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