Friday, April 3, 2009

Assignment 6 - Napoleon Dynamite (critical review)

Jared Hess' first full length film, Napoleon Dynamite, is bound to be a cult film classic.  

This film tells the story of an awkward high school student, Napoleon Dynamite, who is left to spend a week alone with his technology obsessed brother Kip and his time warped uncle Rico when Napoleon's grandmother is injured while on vacation.  The story also introduces child star, Tina Majorino as Deb, an awkward, yet sweet, peer of Napoleon and Efren Ramirez as Pedro, Napoleon's one and only friend. This movie goes through Napoleon's high school trials and tribulations with a comical flare and an ingenious spin on this young man's life.

Throughout the film, the acting is consistent, however, the challenge provided for the actors to 'be the part' is not a hard one to live up to.  Each actor seems to feel at home with the character they are playing and each adds their own unique style to their various roles. The film is filled with hilarious moments that are interspersed with friendly music and awkward moments.  Something that many will notice about this film, however, is that there is very little plot or story line in this movie.  Despite this trivial component, the film seems to move smoothly along and provides the viewer an entertaining few hours.  I believe that this movie is a novelty and is very excellent when viewing it the first time, however, after seeing it several times, the ingenuity wears off and the movie becomes somewhat dull.  

Overall, this film is bound to be a classic, and will live on for a long time.

1 comment:

  1. I didn't count every word but it seems a little short of the 300 word minimum. Make sure that it is long enough. Otherwise good job.

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