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.
Hail! Hail! Jack Black: He's the clown king of rock & roll.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct 2003
fresh:
School of Rock is uncut bliss.
– David Edelstein,
Slate,
10 Oct 2003
fresh:
It would be a shame if only kids went to see this film. Adults who can still plug in to their inner rocker, if only to play air guitar, will love it, too.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
7 Aug 2004
fresh:
A cathartic class comedy for kids of all sizes, it's Bugsy Malone in rock pomp, Slacker meets Spy Kids.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
School of Rock made me laugh harder than any movie I've seen this year.