Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
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Storyline
Taglines:
| 1: The greatest motion picture of all time. |
| 2: An epic quest. A magical guitar pick. A chance to put the D in Destiny. |
Plot Summary:
The Bottom Line
Pros
- It’s only 97 minutes long
Cons
- Won’t win over many new fans to the musical stylings of Tenacious D
- There’s not enough story to warrant a feature film
- Cameos by the duo’s celeb friends are more distracting than entertaining
Description
- Starring Jack Black and Kyle Gass
- Liam Lynch directed the film and co-wrote the script
- Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and drug use
- Theatrical Release Date: November 22, 2006
Guide Review - “Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny” Movie Review
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny sort of answers the question of how Jack Black and Kyle Gass hooked up and became ‘the greatest rock group in the world’. By ’sort of’ I mean not at all. Black and Gass call their musical comedy a biopic but they’re definitely using their very own definition of that term.
In The Pick of Destiny the two rockers meet up on a beach, form the group Tenacious D after putting their butts together (literally) and then set off to build up a killer reputation by winning a local talent competition. Told by the event’s MC that they need to come up with a new song if they want to rock the house and take home the cash prize, the pair begin collaborating on a new tune.
No matter how high they get, they can’t seem to nail the lyrics or music that will blow away their competition. But then a life-changing event occurs. Jack stumbles onto the fact all the great musicians use the same exact pick. After a music store employee explains that the pick is made from the Devil’s horn and has mystical powers, the duo set off on a journey to steal the legendary pick from the Rock and Roll History Museum.
The Bottom Line
The premise might have worked as a half-hour sitcom but stretching the material out to fill the length of a feature film was not a wise idea. I like Tenacious D but by the end of the first 20 minutes, I was ready to pack it in. As a musical group Gass and Black are highly entertaining. Unfortunately for all concerned, the magnetism Gass and Black have on stage doesn’t translate at all to the big screen.
The term ‘one hit wonder’ is used to describe musical groups who only manage to score one hit song. Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny is the movie equivalent of that musical label except for the ‘hit’ is more of a miss and the only wonder you feel is over how the project was greenlit in the first place.
Rebecca Murray
Hollywood Movies Guide
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