A young guy short on luck, enrolls in a class to build confidence to help win over the girl of his dreams, which becomes complicated when his teacher has the same agenda. Read more
| Starring | Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Matt Walsh |
|---|---|
| Director | Todd Phillips |
| Genres | Comedy |
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A young guy short on luck, enrolls in a class to build confidence to help win over the girl of his dreams, which becomes complicated when his teacher has the same agenda.
| Starring | Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Matt Walsh, Horatio Sanz, Michael Clarke Duncan |
|---|---|
| Director | Todd Phillips |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 25 Jun 2007 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
Jon Napoleon Dynamite Heder plays another geek in this US remake of the 1960s Brit comedy. Hes Roger, a... read more on Time Out
Napoleon Dynamite was a wierdly odd, off the wall, funny movie. So why on earth did John Heder get tied up in this tosh. Along with BB Thornton, he deserves six of the best from head, because apart from one or two quite funny moments, this is a padded out 'loser' film that has no heart, no real story and is about as interesting as an algebra class (Sorry Miss White - I enjoyed them really)..
Most of us like films where the underdog comes through, but at the end of this you won't care less. I know this might seem over critical, but John Heder deserves better, this isn't it.
I would play truant from this, and give it a miss. Unless you get detention and have nothing else to do, forget it.
Found this film reasonably entertaining but just a poorer copy of anger management. glad to have watched it only once but would be dissapointed if i bought the film
overall, mixed feelings but ok........ish
Let’s begin at the end: the credits sequence is the funniest, and the most outrageous finale in ages. I’ve rarely seen an audience sent out on quite such a high. It’s such a spectacular coup, it puts a flattering gloss on a surprisingly ingenious but nevertheless uneven black comedy. This is the third movie in six months produced from a screenplay by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, and it’s so much better than either Four Christmases or The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past that... Read more