New Zealand writer-director Taika Waititi's quirky feature debut is probably the first comedy to look directly to NAPOLEON DYNAMITE for inspiration, and while it will win no points for originality and often teeters precariously twee-ward, it's an undeniable charmer.
Lank hair tucked behind one ear and screwed-up mouth set in the closest thing she can manage to an alluring smile, gangly Lily (Loren Horsley) waits anxiously behind the counter at the local Meaty Boy burger franchise for the clock to strike noon. That's when Jarrod Lough (Jemaine Clement), an unappealing vision in flowing mullet and Members Only jacket, comes strutting in for lunch. He may not ...
Released:
2007
Rated:
R
Length:
94 mins