Napoleon Dynamite [18]

This movie appeared early in 2004 at the Sundance Film Festival and seems to have taken on a life of its own since then. It is the one movie that is truly "The Talk of The Town". This movie is getting huge word of mouth advertising. Sound bites are played on many of the local radio stations. A teaser appeared on the Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story DVD.

Napoleon (Played by Jon Heder) is the cloddish nerd that seems to exist in every high school. These guys live so deeply in their own world, they are oblivious to how uncool they are. In this movie what is uncool is suddenly cool and we get to see the whole picture of one of these weedy nebbishes. And then we can decide for ourselves if we feel sorry or envious.

I may check it out from the rental counter. {BB}

The directorial debut of filmmaker Jared Hess, who also co-wrote the screenplay, Napoleon Dynamite is a quirky, offbeat comedy set in the small Idaho town of Preston. Jon Heder stars in the titular role, a carrot-topped oddball with a decidedly eccentric family that includes his llama-loving, dune-buggy enthusiast grandmother. The story centers on the local high school's race for class president. Using some nontraditional means, Napoleon is determined to help his pal Pedro (Efrem Ramirez) run a winning campaign and defeat popular girl Summer (Haylie Duff).

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Ed. note: For those of you who have pounded this site looking for "Sound Bites", check the Daily Wav site.
http://www.dailywav.com/na.php

Added: February 2nd 2005
Reviewer: BB
29 Point Scale Score:    [18]

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