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Napoleon Dynamite (2004) Movie Reviews
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Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)
[Director Jared Hess’s] title hero, Napoleon Dynamite, has the name of a character that sounds equal parts blaxploitation and comic-book hero....read the complete Napoleon Dynamite (2004) review at Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)
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Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
Napoleon Dynamite (Heder) is a teenage dork. Not a hey-let’s-put-glasses-on-Rachael-Leigh-Cook kind of teenage dork, but a unicorn-lovin’, lip-balmin’ Future Farmer of America with Dragonslayer posters on the wall of his Preston, Idaho, bedroom. His...read the complete Napoleon Dynamite (2004) review at Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
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Supercala.com (John Venable)
Doesn't reach the hilarious heights that its short film predecessor Peluca does. It's funny in places, but not satisfying...wait to rent it....read the complete Napoleon Dynamite (2004) review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
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Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Emily Kennard and Haylie Duff in Napoleon DynamiteRidicule rears its ugly head in this dreary comedy that was a most unlikely hit at this year's Sundance Festival. Preston, Idaho is the scene of the title character's miserable existence. Napoleon (Jon...read the complete Napoleon Dynamite (2004) review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
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Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
This is not Rushmore or Welcome to the Dollhouse -- the outsiders of those films weren't exploited for the movie audiences and the director's ridicule. In many ways, this is the long-awaited Bruno Dumont comedy, starring an unknown in the Adam Sandler...read the complete Napoleon Dynamite (2004) review at Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
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