Review of Eagle vs Shark (2007) by Bruno S — 19 Nov 2017

A beautiful film about an unconventional love between two very unconventional people.

This review of Eagle vs Shark (2007) was written by Bruno S on 19 Nov 2017.

Eagle vs Shark has generally received positive reviews.

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By John P (2,089) on 06 Dec 2013

A bit slow. Quirky, like most films from New Zealand (minus the LOTR trilogy). Stars Jermaine from Flight Of The Conchords…

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By Erika H (59) on 08 Jun 2018

A favorite of mine. The surrealistic style and absurd humor of the movie are well done, and the soft indie soundtrack matching perfectly…

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By Panta O (398) on 31 Aug 2013

A funny New Zealand romantic comedy directed by Taika Waititi waited 6 years to be seen by me…

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 21 Jan 2014

The first half is great and has a lot of charm yet drops off in the second half. Could have been better but great anyways…

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By Monica H (196) on 11 Mar 2014

A very cute story with believable characters. Reminded me of Muriel's Wedding. Highly recommended…

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A whimsical and charming romantic comedy with a solid script and some fun performances. Eagle vs…

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By Damien F (79) on 27 Sep 2014

The comparisons to Napoleon Dynamite are obvious. I love both films. This though is more a re-evaluation of the rom-com than N.D…

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By Brendan P (122) on 08 Nov 2017

Eagle vs Shark is the directorial and writing debut of Taika Waititi, and it stars Jemaine Clement and Loren Horsley in a romantic comedy about…

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Other than the characters being very nerdy and weird, I don't see why many reviews compare Eagle vs…

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By Adrian Z (553) on 29 Mar 2013

This is quite a sweet rom-com with Jemaine Clement playing a loser-ish doofus, introducing his new girlfriend, a wonderfully meek Loren Horsley,…

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