It’s like Napoleon Dynamite gobbled Garden State and Little Miss Sunshine, chased ‘em with a Michael Gondry video, then chundered all over New Zealand. Flight of the Conchords genius Jemaine Clement plays the mulleted, emotionally damaged Napoleon Dynamite figure. Loren Horsley plays Lily, the awkward, martyred cousin of any number of Toni Collette characters. The two stumble through that crazy thing called love.
While the mesmerizing Kiwi dialect and Lily’s pluck, sweetness, and stunning green eyes have undeniable charm, they are not enough to carry the movie. If you enjoy Napoleon Dynamite, Little Miss Sunshine, Garden State, and Anderson, Wes (or P.T. circa Punch-Drunk Love), you will dig Eagle vs Shark. I did not. Harrumph.
File under “Trailer suffices, thankyouverymuch”
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