Napoleon Dynamite
Starring: Jon Heder, Jon Gries
Directed by:Jared Hess
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
2004
Times Seen:
Tim: 1
Summary: Nerdy Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) lives with his eccentric family and tries to avoid bullies in high school while helping his friend Pedro fun for Student Body President, and honing his "skills" to get girls.
Review:
Tim: Napoleon Dynamite is one of the most quotable movies in recent memory. It isn't incredibly funny, but features some amazing characters and inspired writing. This is one of those movies that are much better than it should be. It is enjoyable to watch and will actually make you laugh more than you might expect.
The film works because everyone had a kid like Napoleon in their high school. There is always that one socially retarded, mega-weirdo that doesn't quite fit in. That kid has never been funnier than in this movie.
The movie is pretty low budget, but that adds to the charm- it has a very realistic feel to it. The best part of the film is the writing. Some of my favorite quotes are: "You ever take it off any sweet jumps?" "Your mom goes to college!" "A liger. It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed, bred for its skills in magic." "Can you bring me my chapstick?.... But my lips hurt real bad!" and finally, "I caught you a delicious bass." If you've seen the movie, you know what I'm talking about.
This movie isn't incredibly original in that is similar in plot (if it had one) to many other nerd movies. However, Napoleon Dynamite is in many ways in a league of its own.
Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating: 7
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