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Rating: 7/10 (18 August 2015)

think every generation has their films that they can relate to. My generation related to films like Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink and Fasstimes at Ridgemont High. Not to say that these films cannot make an impression on today's youth, because I'm sure that they can, but they were definitely films that appealed to kids my age in the 80's. Napolean Dynamite is a film that, in my opinion, is much more of a film that appeals to today's youth. Napolean is a slacker and just wants to be left alone. He has his circle of friends but for the most part, as the poster says, he is out to prove that he has nothing to prove. The film is humorous in some parts, pedestrian in others and overall it is a film that for someone like me ( 33 years old ), it probably doesn't work as well as it does for someone who is in high school. I know many kids that enjoyed this film and most of it was because of Jon Heder. He embodies the very spirit of Napolean Dynamite and even though I found the film to quite average, I have to admit that even I enjoyed Heder's performance. He obviously has a bright future ahead of him with a total of 7 films to his credit in the next two years.