Sunday, May 22, 2005

movies@work(tm) Napoleon Dynamite


Disadvantage(s) of working(2) at a video store:
1. Watching movies one would not pick out
2. Forgetting the movie one just watched because you are working
3. Judging a movie poorly because one is distracted by work
This was my second viewing of "Napoleon Dynamite" at work. I am getting a little long in the tooth for "High School Traumaedies", but not too old to enjoy this. I am also a sucker for dance numbers. Teen movies without fart jokes get extra points too. Low budget, no stars(yet) and one badass suit. Ligers do exist. Maybe not as goods as "Rushmore", but certainly more twisted and inclusive.
There is nothing wrong with smiling once in awhile. Very nice to see real characters with a decidely midwestern outlook.
Rumour around town is that this film was written by a local boy here in Manhattan. Rumour Control: Jared Hess, writer/director, is from Idaho. Jon Heder is Napoleon Dynamite!

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