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08/25/07
Eagle Vs. Shark (2007)
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Reviews Counted:101
Fresh:55
Rotten:46
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.
Theatrical Release:17-08-2007
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... [More]
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Loren Horsley, Brian Sergent, Joel Tobeck
Director: Taika Waititi
Reviews for Eagle Vs. Shark
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
Top CriticEagle 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
Top CriticEagle 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
Top CriticA 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
Top CriticContrived? 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
New Zealand's answer to Napoleon Dynamite.
08/17/07
So quirky that it’s almost in danger of collapsing under the weight of its own antic whimsy at times, but a comic delight destined for cult adoration.
08/17/07
Top CriticThis is a sweet-natured, extremely funny romcom that marks Waititi out as a talent to watch. Highly recommended.
08/16/07
Self-consciously quirky but hard to dislike, with laugh-out-loud moments and a refreshingly unappealing hero.
08/14/07
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10/18/08
As likeable as the movie was, I just didn't find it as funny as I thought I would.
08/23/08
The strength of Eagle vs Shark lies in its unconventional story with unconventional leads.
08/18/08
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