Review of Eagle vs Shark (2007) by Dawdlingpoet — 20 Nov 2021

Although its not entirely the same, I did think that this movie reminded me quite alot of the movie Napoleon Dynamite. The characters in this movie are post high school age but personality wise, the characters are quite similar and the story is about giving an insight into what make these people tick, so to speak. Its quite a slow movie I suppose and normally I would have thought it would bore me after a certain time had elapsed but I did quite enjoy this movie actually. There isn't any action or sudden plot twists or anything like that really but the movie is quite intriguing, giving an insight into these characters and the world they live in, what makes Lily so keen on Jarrod and why is it that he seems to have so much pent up anger? are there things about his family that aren't what they seem from the outset?.

The actors/actresses used I thought were particularly good, they seemed to portray their characters very well, both looking and sounding as quirky as the script clearly made them out to be. It was quite nice to see how Lily, at one point, really came out of her shell when she joined Jarrods family at a small local party. The interaction between both Lily and Jarrod is quite good, so yes I think the cast and performances were particularly good in this movie.

I'm not sure what else I can say about the movie, though it is quite an 'indie' movie, compared to other similar movies, I'm quite keen on this one, I thought it was intriguing and enjoyed watching it, its maybe a bit slow but it isn't unnecessarily long either at just under an hour and a half running time.

Yes, I would recommend this movie. Its quite intriguing, it kept me watching until the end and I particularly liked the character potrayal. Its probably not for everyone, some people might find it pretty boring or if your not keen on Aussie/NZ accents then this won't be for you obviously but otherwise I'd recommend it.