Nacho Libre
Starring: Jack Black,
Hector Jimenez, Ana de la Reguera, Darius Rose
Director: Jared Hess
The film: With his unconventional looks and penchant for clownish characters, Jack Black has always been the least likely lad in Hollywood's Frat Pack. The fact that he'll never make a convincing male lead in conventional romantic comedies, however, has freed him to engage with increasingly bizarre projects.
And probably only Black (below right) could bring laughs and credibility to surreal fantasy fare such as Nacho Libre. Inspired by the real-life story of a Mexican clergyman with an alternative career as one of the country's most entertaining wrestlers, the film stars Black as the titular character, switching between a friar's robe (when he's Ignacio, the culinarily challenged monk) and pastel-blue stretchy pants (when he's delivering - or, more frequently, receiving - pile drives and punches in the ring).