Review by daoldiges

After hearing about Napolean Dynamite over the years I decided it was time I checked it out for myself. I seem to be one of those few people who neither loves it or hates it, but instead, I just kind of like it. The directors do a fine job of creating this deadpan kind of humour and maintain it throughout. Heder does a great job of getting those certain nerdy guy mannerisms down just right. All of the other characters are mostly along the same spectrum of quirkiness. I really liked the visual landscape the director, sets, and wardrobe people wove together, it's not only visually interesting but kind of beautiful. One central weakness for me was that most of the characters didn't experience any developmental growth or arc. Napolean's brothers character really suffers from this as he is visually transformed but this transformation is in no way supported developmentally. Nevertheless, I did enjoy spending this time with Napolean Dynamite.