Eagle Vs. Shark (2007)
54 %
Reviews Counted: 96 Fresh: 52 Rotten:44 Average Rating: 5.6/10
Consensus:
Though there are frequent moments of wit and mordant humor, Eagle vs Shark needs more to distinguish itself from other precious, Napoleon Dynamite-ish comedies.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Theatrical Release: Jun 15, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $142,513
Synopsis: Which is the more dangerous predator: an eagle or a shark? That's a trick question. Don't try to answer it. You'll have your own opinion by the end of Taika Waititi's deliciously tangy, deadpan feature debut about two colorful misfits thrown into each other's orbit. Lily is one of those... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Loren Horsley, Brian Sergent, Joel Tobeck, Rachel House
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Romantic comedy about two lonely people who find each other while orbiting on the outer fringes of society reminded me of 'Napoleon Dynamite.'
01/15/08
...mostly tedious and depressing, its eighty-eight minutes going by in about eight hours.
01/08/08
a fun little quirky movie but to similar to another curtain quirky movie..
01/06/08
A hit and miss little film with a forced sense of eccentricity that falls flat, but is otherwise saved by hilarious one-liners...
12/24/07
A paean film to lonely misfits that follows along the same tracks as "Napoleon Dynamite," and relies entirely on being a charmer.
12/21/07
A romantic comedy where one of the participants treats the other like crap.
09/12/07
The genius of this film is the way it keeps us laughing at the eccentricities while also challenging us to find a positive way to move forward with our lives.
08/17/07
If you're going to make fun of awkward chavs, even with the best will in the world, you have to avoid simply laughing at them.
08/17/07
From the seemingly helpless geriatric who gets up to push his own wheelchair to the genial brother who constantly mimics movie stars, however, Taika Cohen’s film seems nothing so much as Little Britain Down Under.
08/17/07
The film wants to be your cuddly, quirky friend, and makes you feel bad for not returning the affection.
08/17/07
Lead couple Lily (Loren Horsley) and Jarrod (Jemaine Clement) are such unoriginal, checklist misfits that there's little about them to celebrate or even stomach.
08/17/07
Eagle vs Shark lays on the whimsy with a trowel, almost smothering the real talent of an endearing cast. Provincial New Zealand.
08/17/07
You don't have to be a schoolyard bully to find yourself longing to administer swift, vicious wedgies to the nerdish inhabitants of this kitsch Kiwi excursion.
08/17/07
Eagle vs Shark is a quirky New Zealand comedy which unravels with rather less off-beat joie de vivre than Napoleon Dynamite did.
08/17/07
A shameless rip-off of indie hit Napoleon Dynamite, this New Zealand comedy may contain the odd laugh, but it doesn’t come with many original ideas.
08/17/07
Slight yet undeniably touching, this loser comedy has some brittle wit and an odd charm. Deserves a wider audience than it's destined to find.
08/17/07
Contrived? Yes. Second-hand ideas? A few. But this funny ha-ha, funny peculiar indie is lifted by a stand-out female lead – and writer-director Cohen could be the southern hemisphere’s Jared Hess.
08/17/07
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