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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.
Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for language, some sexuality, and brief animated violence.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: 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... 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 weird, sweet-natured girls with stringy hair who is quite lovely and charismatic under a surface of shy awkwardness. But most people don't have enough vision to notice, and the truth is that Lily isn't looking to change. She cashiers at a fast-food joint and pines for Jarrod, the self-aggrandizing, clueless geek from the computer store across the way. Fiercely optimistic, Lily crashes Jarrod's animal/video-game extravaganza, impressing him enough with her shark suit and gaming prowess to score a hookup with Eagle Lord (Jarrod) himself. Soon Lily and her brother are driving Jarrod back to his hometown to confront his childhood nemesis. But here Jarrod's self-absorption blossoms so mightily that it may drive even the most adoring of girlfriends away. As Jarrod prepares to exact his revenge on the past, Lily's quiet power gathers force as well. With so much subtlety and precision in Loren Horsley and Jemaine Clement's straight-faced, oddball performances, Lily and Jarrod's attempts to reach each other are hilarious and excruciatingly real. Meanwhile, Phoenix Foundation's charming, moody score perfectly reflects lopsided hearts as they stumble through uncomfortably transformative terrain. -- Sundance Film Festival [More]
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Loren Horsley, Brian Sergent, Joel Tobeck
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Loren Horsley, Brian Sergent, Joel Tobeck, Rachel House
Director: Taika Waititi
Director: Taika Waititi
Screenwriter: Taika Waititi
Producer: Cliff Curtis, Ainsley Gardiner
Studio: Miramax Films
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.
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.
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.
The film wants to be your cuddly, quirky friend, and makes you feel bad for not returning the affection.
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.
Eagle vs Shark lays on the whimsy with a trowel, almost smothering the real talent of an endearing cast. Provincial New Zealand.
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.
Eagle vs Shark is a quirky New Zealand comedy which unravels with rather less off-beat joie de vivre than Napoleon Dynamite did.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This is a sweet-natured, extremely funny romcom that marks Waititi out as a talent to watch. Highly recommended.
Self-consciously quirky but hard to dislike, with laugh-out-loud moments and a refreshingly unappealing hero.
As likeable as the movie was, I just didn't find it as funny as I thought I would.
The strength of Eagle vs Shark lies in its unconventional story with unconventional leads.
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