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7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 3 out of 24

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  1. BlancoA.
    Jun 16, 2007
    8
    Laren Horsley, as the Dangerous Person, is a really pleasant surprise. It's definitely reminiscent of the charms of Napoleon Dynamite, but it also has hints of Muriel's Wedding - the whole New Zealand, Pacific Island weirdness. It's a "little" movie, but worth seeing by all means.
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  2. Ben
    Sep 9, 2007
    9
    It's not the laughs that get you, but the package in general. It's a sweet tale that refuses to take itself to seriously.
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  3. EvanP.
    Jun 18, 2007
    1
    This was an average movie with a well below average cast.
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  4. JakeK.
    Aug 19, 2007
    10
    Jemaine, from Flight of the Conchords, was awesome in this movie. Really quirky.. much better than Napoleon Dynamite.
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  5. MarkS.
    Jun 25, 2007
    8
    I was initially apprehensive about seeing this film due to the mixed ratings, but a 5-star review from Film Threat (oddly not included on Metacritic which usually includes them) helped turn me around and give it a chance. I found it to be a cute, fun movie that is funny, but not gut-bustingly so. The romance is nice and cute, but never chick-flick illogical. It's simply a nice tale of a couple of amusingly odd and awkward people who fall in love. Comparisons to Napoleon Dynamite make sense, but are not entirely appropriate. It's more like an entire world of people who have the same sort of unrealistic awkwardness of Napoleon, but without any real people to play them off of. I, and everyone I was with, enjoyed it thoroughly.… Expand
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  6. Robert
    Jul 24, 2007
    10
    I really enjoyed this film. The direction, screen play, acting, and music were all wonderful and I laughed continually. As the film progresses, the character study of Jarrod becomes deeper and, while you still laugh at his ridiculous pretensions, you begin to pity him as well.
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  7. ERG1008
    Sep 13, 2010
    7
    Comedy from New Zealand about a relationship between two "losers". It's quirky, sweet & some nice laughs. Did remind me of Napoleon Dynamite in parts but probably not as funny.
  8. Kingmush
    Oct 4, 2010
    8
    http://mashupmash.blogspot.com/2010/10/eagle-vs-shark.html#comments Eagle Vs. Shark one of my favorite movies and perhaps one of the most awkward movies to date. To get the gist of this movie think of Napoleon Dynamite...not make it with New Zealand accents. There you go! Basically Eagle Vs. Shark is the New Zealand Napoleon Dynamite...with a semi story and with half of Flight of the Concords backing it up. Now personally I loved Napoleon although I know countless people who hated it. So therefore my opinion of this movie is going to be fairly high statistically...and stats are right. I give this a 4.5 out of 5 This movie may be awkward but by the end you'll love the awkwardness and the characters in one.… Expand
  9. hareloco
    Apr 7, 2012
    9
    The only thing that makes this movie similar to Napoleon Dynamite is its socially awkward characters. Beyond that, this movie is deeply endearing and has a heart. Loren Horsley was especially good in her portrayal of an emotionally shielded character who only dropped those shields with the one person she truly trusted with her feelings -- her brother. I found her character and performance touching and thought that it carried the movie above and beyond just being a story about awkward characters. Without the emotional presence her performance brought, I would have just found most of the characters pathetic and the movie on par with Napoleon Dynamite.… Expand
  10. NZVideos
    May 11, 2012
    7
    It all begins with Lily, a lonely oddball and fast-food waitress who happens to be a hopeless romantic. Then there's Jarrod, the man of Lily's dreams, another lonely oddball and video game clerk, who has spent the last decade plotting ultimate vengeance on a bully from his high school past. When these two connect at a "dress as your favorite animal" party, it's a match that seems made in outcast heaven, but when Lily decides to risk everything for love, her hopes are nearly dashed. In summary: "There's someone out there for everyone".… Expand
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Metascore
55 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25
  1. Premiere
    Reviewed by: Stephen Saito
    75
    The film is punctuated by a literal knock down, drag out affair that has all the perverse curiosity of watching a "late career" Mike Tyson bout. But by the end, the real knockout is the discovery of this comic gem.
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  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    70
    The movie isn't funny in any big way so much as recognizable in its patterns of dysfunction, delusion and futility. But you believe in it, because you believe in the small but decent lives of its characters, a rare experience for a hot weekend in June.
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  3. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    58
    Despite Clement's best efforts to make Jarrod a deadpan oddball nerd, it becomes apparent early on that excessive teenage eccentricity and terminal self-delusion isn't quite as cute in the adult male and absent father.
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