Eagle vs Shark (2007)

Eagle vs Shark = Napoleon Dynamite + Flight of the Conchords - comedy.

Taika Cohen's 2007 New Zealand export features the same deadpan, down-on-their-luck type main characters as 2004's Napoleon Dynamite. The difference is you can only root for one of these characters... and only for a limited time.

Loren Horsley's Lily is unpopular even in her job at a fast food restaurant where on at least one occasion, she has given away food for free. After she gets let go from her job, she gains the courage to invite herself to a recent customer's party. This customer is the socially awkward Jarrod (Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement) who is only interested in Lily when she almost beats him at a video game. Moments later they're a couple and she's joining him on a trip back home where he plans on facing a bully from his youth. What follows is people being cold to each other and disappointment. Overall, it is just the aforementioned equation. The movie doesn't bring anything more to those concepts, plus it's uncomfortable to watch with no satisfying redemption.

If you want a socially awkward movie, stick with Napoleon Dynamite - it has a lot more charm and a greater chance of leaving a smile on your face.

Rating: 1/5
Recommended for: People who liked Napoleon Dynamite but found it to be much too uplifting.