Review of Napoleon Dynamite (2004) by Wade W — 19 Dec 2015

I never saw it at the theater. My school was going to show it though and considering what my friends thought of it, I was highly excited. It didn't deliver on its promise. I don't get the hype over this movie.

People keep praising how funny it is but none of the jokes stuck at all and they all fell flat. Most of its comedy is shock value which can be funny at some times but that's all this film consists of.

The plot is unoriginal and it's nothing special. It didn't interest me at all. I just found it to be a cliched school drama with bits of unoriginal forced comedy thrown in. It had poor camerawork and the acting was too bland.

When I saw it that day, there was this scene where Napolean slapped someone in the face and he ran to a door because someone rung the doorbell. Simply slapping someone is not creative in the slightest in terms of comedy aspects but everyone started laughing.

All I can praise it for is that it'll likely appeal to most younger kids. I found this to be a forgettable comedy movie and it left no impact on me.