Cady's Take:

Napoleon Dynamite ( Jon Heder ) is not your average protagonist , this one comes fully equipped with seventies style glasses, a pegasus t-shirt, some sweet moon boots and a rad trapper keeper.

This is a bizarre comedy about a socially inept high school student trying to survive living in a world not quite ready for someone like him. For me the film delivered non-stop laughs, providing viewers with tons of unforgettable catch phrases such as "I caught you a delicious bass". I don't know how anyone could not delight in Napoleon's "sweet skills", such as nunchucks, tetherball, and drawing "ligers" (you'll have to see the movie to understand).

I laughed so hard I cried when Napoleon "got down" in his hysterical dance number done to Jamiroquai's "Canned Heat." No doubt about it, Jon Heder is an absolute riot!

Napoleon Dynamite will surely divide audiences, some people just won't get it. But, my personal opinion is that this movie was awesomely refreshing and has "cult classic" written all over it.

Note To Viewer: Stay in your seat and watch the credits, there's an extra scene that I am sure most people missed.

I have to say, not nearly enough teen movies end in dance-offs these days, and "Napoleon Dynamite" looks like it's ready to bring back the tradition. Bravo, I say. Bravo to the dance number, that is, as for the rest of the movie - I can honestly tell you I am not altogether sure.

I am generally a fan of the Nerdy-Underdog-and-Misfit-Friends-Buck-the-Popular-Crowd-and-Succeed-On-Their-Own-Terms movie. However, the Nerdy Underdog is usually more likeable, or at the very least more understandable. Napoleon is not just weird, it's more like he is trying to be even more weird than he already is naturally.

This is mostly an unknown cast, with the exception of Uncle Rico played by Jon Gries and Deb (Tina Majorino - I'll give someone five bucks if they can tell me where else they have seen her WITHOUT looking it up. It took me the entire movie to figure it out.) The quirkiness, the soundtrack, and the cinematography are all interesting elements on their own. I still cannot say if they really "work" all together, but I will watch this movie once or twice more, to see if I can figure it out.