NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (2004) - May 15, 2004
A quirky film about a awkward teenager, Napoleon Dynamite, and his various misadventures in a quirky small town. Features some funny moments, and for the first forty minutes or so it's pretty entertaining. But after a while the quirkiness and the lack of plot just start to wear on you, and it was really starting to drag towards the end. The style of the film reminded me somewhat of Wes Anderson, particularly Rushmore (both feature a young social outcast in the main role). But Jared Hess is certainly no Wes Anderson, and Napoleon Dynamite (the character) is no Max Fischer (he was just too bizarre to ever become someone we really care about). **1/2
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