Meh. I thought this was OK, not as laugh-out-loud as I envisioned it being, but still funny, sweet and poignant. Mos Def steals it from Black, in my opinion, though.

Kind of mediocre, the idea has been done several times in different ways i feel.

Great idea, kind of poorly executed.

Not a great movie but as a long time Mos Def fan I enjoyed it, and the soundtrack was good and some love for my boy Fats Waller. This movie is for people who really love movies and music. I mean really love them.

Very Funny Film Jack Black and Mos Def are great together. I see them as the odd couple of the 21st Century. Jack is loud and precocious while Mos plays the quiet introvert. Lots of fun for anyone to watch.

100 minutes of sweet-natured idiocy.

Takes a clever concept and cobbles a weak story around it.

It's inviting, undemanding and altogether wonderful. You'll want to see it again, or at least Swede it yourself.

A feel-good film with a gentle comic spirit, a sweet affection for its gallery of silly characters and a sincere love for the process of moviemaking.

I felt positive and genial while watching it, but I didn't break out in paroxysms of laughter. It's the kind of amusing film you can wait to see on DVD. I wonder if it will come out on VHS?