Synopsis
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.
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Cast
- Jack BlackJB
- Kyle GassKG
- JR ReedLee
- Ronnie James DioDio
- Paul F. TompkinsOpen Mic Host
- Troy GentileLil' JB
- Ned BellamySecurity Guard
- Fred ArmisenSecurity Guard
- Kirk WardCar Chase Cop / Gang Leader
- Amy PoehlerTruck Stop Waitress
Recommendations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Sticks to formula but delivers some seriously dumb laughs. - 67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
It's colorful and determinedly kooky, with "Kung Fu" references and an H.R. Pufnstuf interlude between performances. - 60
Variety
Not surprisingly, the pic struggles at times to flesh out even its relatively brief 90-odd-minute duration, but it delivers some genuine if generally low-brow laughs along the way. - 60
Empire
For fans, a crowd-surf over Tenacious D’s best bits. For the unbaptised, a novelty movie of a novelty band, big on spirit but in search of a script. - 50
Village Voice
Tenacious D is utterly harmless and totally pointless. Black and Gass have been at this so long their dirty little joke has all the punch of a Catskills routine. - 50
Austin Chronicle
It's stoner comedy of the most absurd kind, part fryboy mental drizzle, part wink-wink audience baiting, and wholly, utterly funny. - 50
Chicago Tribune
A large amount of dope is smoked in The Pick of Destiny, perhaps the most since the salad days of Cheech & Chong. This may be the problem. Pot rarely helped anybody's comic timing. - 50
The New York Times
As it wobbles from one episode to the next, The Pick of Destiny is a garish mess, and some of it feels padded. But it has enough jokes to keep you smiling, and the spirit Mr. Black brings to it is a fervent (and touching) affection for the music he spoofs but obviously adores.
