I wrote a review of the movie Napolean Dynamite. It examines the life of a young adolecent, Jon Heder, and the struggles he faces growing up. I recommend this movie to all.

When you are hurtling through adolescence, overcome with warring emotions and desperately trying to learn a whole new set of rules for status and interaction, everything you thought you knew seems suspect and even your own body is completely unfamiliar and terrifyingly out of control. It sometimes seems that the best anchor to keep you from levitating off the ground over the intense humiliation and the overwhelming injustice of it all is to adopt an …

…the writers' answer when asked when it takes place: "Idaho." How does it seem like or not like your own experiences of adolescence? How would you list your skills? Does Napoleon seem like the kind of guy who will be able to write a movie like this just a few years later? Families who appreciate this movie will also enjoy Gregory's Girl, Lucas, My Bodyguard and, for more mature audiences, Rushmore, Election and American Splendor.