You love it or you hate it. hold on... I almost forgot to put the crystals in

I was pretty skeptical about seeing "Napoleon Dynamite". What I found out was that the quirky strange characters really won me over despite the fact that there is next to no story. Napoleon Pedro Uncle Rico they were all very memorable odd characters who somehow got me to care about them even though they really had no redeeming qualities at all. The relationship of Kip and LaFawnduh was a real laugher too. Jon Heder's portrayal of Napoleon is hilarious.

I laugh a little bit harder every time I sit down with this one, but can acknowledge that other viewers' enjoyment will depend entirely upon their own experiences in high school. As a proud survivor of the awkward, unpopular midwest geek club myself, though, there's a lot of familiar territory covered between the credits of this little sensation. The film itself is a conundrum; an MTV production that feels like a DIY indie picture, it successfully captures the best elements of each without getting snagged by any of the drawbacks. Napoleon and friends come off as just awkward enough to feel authentic in their small-town school, while the studio's big city influence delivers a surprisingly appropriate, not-quite-star-studded soundtrack. It's at once sweet, funny, genuine and flamboyant, with a story arc that always gives me the warm fuzzies. Fellow bully targets who can laugh at their own origins will find a whole lot to like about this one, but members of the other cliques may not find themselves as thoroughly enamored.

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