Review of Adventures of Power (2008) by Gregorio P — 19 Feb 2011

This might be the stupidest movie I'll ever admit to liking.

This review of Adventures of Power (2008) was written by Gregorio P on 19 Feb 2011.

Adventures of Power has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Michelle Orange (458) for Village Voice (8,525) on 05 Oct 2009

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 06 Oct 2009

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 16 Sep 2009

Writer/director/actor Ari Gold has made a competent student film that would graduate him from any film school with flying colors--that's to…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 01 Feb 2008

Absurdist underdog yarn that feels positively Martian in its brand of tom-tomfoolery…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 21 Oct 2009

Gold attempts to show Power as a Napoleon Dynamite-like charmer, but Gold's spastic performance induces more cringes than smiles…

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By Alexander K (365) on 25 Jan 2011

I don't get a lot of the reviews on this. Though it immediately reminded me of Napoleon Dynamite from the preview, so what…

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By Masorad ( (274) on 12 Jun 2010

Fail! Didn't like this at all. Why so many 'comedy' with that Napoleon Dynamite feel? Napoleon Dynamite did it well but the copies do not…

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