Rarely has calculated stupidity made as much sense as in this vulgar, cartoonish rock opera, starring Jack Black and Kyle Gass as a pair of metal-worshipping musical losers in quest of stardom, redemption, and the rent money.
For a man who can pump out such blistering, no-nonsense post-punk hard rock, the air of the more mannered art-school rocker hangs thickly around Jack White.