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Napoleon Dynamite

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Napoleon Dynamite is a new kind of hero, complete with a tight red 'fro, sweet moon boots, and skills that can’t be topped. Napoleon spends his days drawing mythical beasts, duking it out with his brother, Kip, and avoiding his scheming Uncle Rico. When t

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As deadpan comedies go, Napoleon Dynamite stands in a class all its own. Played by John Heder, the title character is (in the words of critic Roger Ebert) "the kind of nerd other nerds avoid," a mouth-breathing dweeb with a mangy nest of orange hair, and ungainly features that suggest a perpetual state of half-conscious depression. He lives in Preston, Idaho (former home of 24-year-old director Jared Hess) with his thrill-seeking grandma and 32-year-old brother, and his days at high school consist mostly of being abused or ignored by indifferent classmates. Napoleon's sad-sack story doesn't offer the scathing, impassioned humor of Welcome to the Dollhouse because Hess (who cowrote the nearly plotless screenplay with his wife, Jerusha) doesn't have an angst-ridden axe to grind. Instead, the comedy (which exists in a tacky universe of worn-out rural suburbia) is so low-key that some will find it difficult to laugh, while others (i.e., those who feel superior to Napoleon) will have plenty of fun at Napoleon's expense. The result is a curiously uneven film, hilarious at times, but hampered by its own sense of affectionate mockery. An audience favorite at the Sundance film festival, Napoleon Dynamite may not be entirely lovable, but it's definitely unique. --Jeff Shannon

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Customer Reviews

Loved and hated

Wow, blast to the past. Jon Feder in this movie reminds me a lot of one of my ex-colleagues (in a good way), which makes watching this quite strange. Napoleon's eccentricities are all so amazingly weird that by the time we get to the end we're really truly relived to see his transformation - and my jaw nearly dropped when I saw it achieved. Skits tied together don't always turn out well, but this little film sort of has what it takes to stretch out to full length. My own high school experience was more like Napoleon Dynamite than other films like American Pie (good grief). The internet romance between Kip and Lafawnduh is a bit unlikely, as is the weirdness of "Uncle Rico" being Napoleon's guardian (Jon Heder was 27 when Napoleon Dynamite was filmed) is a stretch, but it's all in good fun. Vote Pedro!

1.5 stars out of 4

The Bottom Line:

Perhaps the dumbest movie to receive mainstream appreciation, Napoleon Dynamite not only features not plot but no humor--the audience is instead expected to laugh at constant repitions of the word "gosh" and Napoleon's uncle eating lots of steak...how funny.

Napoleon

After watching this movie with my hubby this movie was a totally eye opener since we both have been trying to expand our family ...this movie helped me understand what teenager are going through today ...their struggles and whats on their mind ...and napoleon wow a handsome young man i hopr my are as handsome and polite as he is .....LOVEd IT

It grows on you

I am a high school teacher, that being said, I decided on the last day of
school that as a treat we would watch a movie. I borrowed Napoleon Dynamite from my brothers vast DVD collection. I had no idea what the movie was about but my students told me it was funny. I looked it up on IMDB to see its rating. It is PG because of the word "piss" and a man selling breast enlargement pills. Pretty tame stuff in this day and age.

I watched it three times in one day. The first viewing I was confused...it did not seem that funny. The second and third time I watched it I just laughed and laughed through out the whole movie.

It grows on you, and you will find yourself laughing about lines from the movie at odd times through out your life.

I do recommend this movie. It is just SWEET, in every sense of the word.

not a comedy at all, but worth watching at least once

well, this movie was entertaning for me, meanwhile it was slow but not boring

if you are sick and tired of movies packed with special features, super heroes, and unrealisitic stories of wizards or aliens invading our planet, then this is the timne to give yourself a break and watch a movie of a nerd going to school in idaho

at least you can think this could really happen somewhere in real world,

If you haven't seen this movie yet, i would say give it a try, but don't expect anything extraordinary

hope it helped