Review of Napoleon Dynamite (2004) by Andrewburge — 11 Jul 2018

So, like, I watched this flick with my friend, Tomi, while he was at my house. We agreed to have him come to me at around 12 in the morning because that way we could both get some sleep. We did not do it in the evening, because both our parents would be home then, and we could not enjoy ourselves properly. Anyway, we had some Coke and something to chew on, so we got on it. He knows I am a pretentious wanna-be film critic so he told me to just watch it in a relaxed manner. I replied: "I can't help it, dude, it's just how I see stuff, gosh!".

Anyway, we got into it. It was fun. We laughed a lot at, like, the whole situational comedy which was, like, you know, on point. Comedy is all about timing and the way some of these scenes are directed which such intentional cheapness and lack of music, almost to show how lame the characters are. Yeah... lack of music, that's also my life's soundtrack. Bummer! Anyway... by the middle of it, my mom called and I had to pause it, which was annoying. It was no big deal. She just wanted to ask me how I am, to which I said: "I'm fine, mom, watching a film, something you wouldn't understand!"; she then told me to have fun so I said: "Maybe I will, gosh!".

After returning I got even more amazed at the amazing slap-stick personalities of these characters, which created some amazing self-parodies like when Napoleon Dynamite (such a cool name, aw man) finally went to the dance with a nice girl and then as soon as they got there she completely dumped him. Also, every single achievement and grand event happening to these characters is represented at its most basic and lame version, like when Napoleon Dynamite's brother got married, the man of honor was some old dude who worked at a chicken farm, yet for them, it was an achievement.

Anyway, by the end, I told Tomi that 'Napolen Dynamite' is one of the funniest films I have ever seen, having perfectly timed self-deprecating scenes despise an inability to hold the plot together in a continuous fashion to which he replied: "Yeah, it was cool, can I have another glass of juice?" to which I said "yes". He then asked me to write a review as soon as I can.