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(1 - 47) of 47 OFCS Rating: 63% Fresh Page   1   "Jon Heder gives a classic slapstick performance, something along the lines of the silent great Harry Langdon, that sleepy-headed weirdo baby, after a hormonal growth spurt."   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale 6/10 "What is touching, however, and perhaps the film's central theme, is the strength, however strangely expressed, of the friendship between Napoleon, Deb and Pedro."   Movie Gazette   Anton Bitel "After watching so many big-budget movies loaded with special effects, I appreciated this film's simple production values, even those opening credits written on plates of food."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker D- "Leave this one for the dogs."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark F "It’s an empty, affected experience, and a 5-minute joke stretched out to 85 of the most soul-sucking, higher-power-questioning minutes found in a movie this year."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 4/5 "guaranteed to win over the geek inside most of us"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti "A strangely charming, thoroughly original movie ..."   Portland Tribune   Dawn Taylor B- "This film is more about scoring points over Jon Heder's unique performance than in telling a meaningful story."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3.5/4 "A quirky, one-of-a-kind comedic gem. Even when you aren't laughing out loud, you won't be able to stop from smiling."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman .5/4 "For those who think there'e nothing funnier than yokels acting like idiots for 90 minutes straight."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez A- "A gloriously quirky, hysterically funny ode to rural dullness that is probably the fairest, most accurate film representation that Preston, Idaho, will ever get."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "Imagine an out-there cartoon and watching it spring to live-action on the big screen."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C+ "Ostentatious and pointless, firing quirkiness out of a machine gun and saying nothing in the process."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 3/4 "Hess does creatively produce a droll gem that exudes a nerdy naughtiness worthy of exploring in all its deadpan deliciousness"   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng 3/4 "Hess does creatively produce a droll gem that exudes a nerdy naughtiness worthy of exploring in all its deadpan deliciousness"   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng D+ "Supremely condescending...If you need to look down on others to feel better about yourself, 'Napoleon Dynamite' is the movie for you."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "Napoleon Dynamite is a quirky and appealing comedy set in Idaho about an oddball teenager who waits patiently until he gets his chance to shine on his own terms."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat B- "The most fascinating outcast since Harold and Maude. Trouble is, Harold and Maude were going someplace; their story had a direction."   Mixed Reviews   Gabriel Shanks 3/4 "With a low-key sense of humor and without the slightest whiff of sentimentality, Hess delivers a film about geeks that makes Revenge of the Nerds look like the Hollywood tripe that it is."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/5 "This quirky-nerdy, heartland-set tale of a teen outcast's life and dorky times fizzles."   Netflix   James Rocchi 3/4 "too odd to dismiss and often truly funny"   Perihelion Journal   Jay Antani 1/4 "Mistakes insults for jests and racism for narrative guile."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 6/10 "'March to the beat of your own drum,' the movie may say, 'but we will laugh at you.'"   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 5/10 "If I wanted to spend 90 minutes with someone like that, I'd just watch myself in the mirror...for 90 minutes."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 5/10 "...makes a good attempt for about its first quarter hour at showing us the dilemma of the high school outsider."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 3/5 "It's a great showcase of Schadenfreude so if that's your thing, run, don't walk to the movie. Fabulous, unique performances. "   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery "Today, we no longer poke lunatics with sticks. Don't have to, as there are films like Napoleon Dynamite that do the poking for us... all we have to do is look, point, and laugh."   Pretentious Musings   Kevin Koehler F "Like a confused film school student, director Jared Hess is happy to pay homage to his film heroes, but doesn’t have enough passion to say much of anything in his own voice."   FilmStew.com   Larry Carroll B "This goofy American original works largely due to the determined weirdness of star Jon Heder"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/4 "A very funny sketch of high school nerds in rural Idaho"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes "[An] endlessly and cheerily ridiculous film... highly intellectually involving..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/5 "The great thing about the film is that it refuses to cave in and make Napoleon a hero."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 3.5/4 "There’s an interesting factor at play here: many of the film’s laughs come from the way Napoleon so stubbornly refuses to adhere to the conventions of adolescence."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "The movie's deliriously specific detail, affection for its characters, unexpected developments, and genuine sweetness keep us laughing with Napoleon, not at him."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow D "Functions like an excruciating episode of Jerry Springer."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 1.5/5 "Bubbles with barely suppressed loathing for its characters and setting."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "These characters never conform, and neither does the film."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B- "plays like a demented after school special that exists in rural America but feels like it came from outer space"   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "A call to be yourself in light of those around you and have confidence in whatever your 'skills' may be, no matter how geeky or nerdish."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell 4.5/5 "There's a depth of character and droll humor in Napoleon Dynamite that recalls a dash of the Coens and a pinch of Wes Anderson."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg B+ "Imagine a John Hughes teen comedy remade by Jim Jarmusch and dropped into the town that time forgot."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker B+ "Has quirky humor in spades, but needs a story to tie it together."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell B "A Roschach test of viewer empathy… while I respect the concerns of those who find the movie cruel, I have to side with those who find it ultimately endearing."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 6/10 "It's an outlandish, goofy diversion."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 2/4 "Massages a few angry yuks at the expense of its misfit gallery."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 1/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito Read review   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards  (1 - 47) of 47 OFCS Rating: 63% Fresh Page   1