The film works because of Lily’s strength and determination. She ends up meeting his family (who are all as strange as Jarrod is) and learns about Jarrod’s mysterious past. Lily decides that she’ll tag along to give moral support. However, their relationship doesn’t seem to get properly started as Jarrod declares that he needs to return to his hometown in order to get revenge on a school bully who used to beat him up. “Horsley is so delightfully charming and is a perfect match for Clement’s off-beat nature with his monotone delivery. Loren Taylor and Jemaine Clement in Eagle vs Shark (2007) | Photo credit: IMDb Jarrod (who dresses as an eagle) becomes impressed by Lily’s video gaming capabilities and the two end up sleeping together. So, Lily decides to go (dragging along her brother) and dresses up as a shark. One day, Jarrod decides to hold a fancy dress party/video game competition (the theme is “dress as your favourite animal”) and he asks Lily to pass along the invite to Jenny who rudely dismisses the invite. He seems unaware of Lily’s crush on him and is more focused on winning the affections of her co-worker Jenny. Like Lilly, he’s also a bit of a social outcast, as he’s a geek who works in a video game store. Lily spends most of her time at work waiting for Jarrod ( Jemaine Clement) to come in and order his lunch everyday. She’s a loner who lives at home with her brother Damon ( Joel Tobeck) who is a cartoonist and does celebrity impressions. The film follows Lily ( Loren Horsley), a shy young woman who works in a fast-food restaurant but has aspirations to be a singer/songwriter. Shark” and you will either ‘get it’ or you will find it all a bit too silly for your liking.” “In his usual quirky off-beat fashion, Waititi manages to bring us something rather unique and special with “Eagle Vs. Loren Taylor in Eagle vs Shark (2007) | Photo Credit: IMDb Shark” manages to capture how awkward it can be trying to demonstrate your love to another person, and the struggles of trying to express how you truly feel. It is a painful and yet hilarious process.” I can completely agree, falling in love is something that is painful but can also lighten up your entire world and leave you feeling like you’re floating on cloud nine. The idea came about from watching people try fall in love. Shark” all about? Well, Waititi describes it as the following: “It is a small, cute, quaint, quirky, quiet, quivering film about love and acceptance. Shark” out yet then you must do immediately…Yes, that means pausing reading this review and going to watch the film right this very second! Actually, it’s probably best that you continue reading this review because otherwise you might forget to actually come back and I don’t want to have written such a glowing review of the film and have no-one read it. If you’re like me and you’re also a diehard Waititi fan and you haven’t had a chance to check “Eagle Vs. Since watching the film upon its release, I have remained an advent fan of Waititi’s work and it’s been a delight to watch him evolve as a filmmaker. Shark” and you will either ‘get it’ or you will find it all a bit too silly for your liking. In his usual quirky off-beat fashion, Waititi manages to bring us something rather unique and special with “Eagle Vs.
Another key message that we can take away from the film is that ‘love is blind’ and that we shouldn’t judge people solely on their appearance. Shark”, We can probably all agree that there is indeed ‘someone for everyone’. “There’s someone for everyone…apparently.” This is the tagline for Taika Waititi’s directorial debut film, “Eagle Vs. Year: 2007 Runtime: 88 Minutes Director/ writer: Taika Waititi Stars: Jemaine Clement, Loren Horsley, Craig Hall, Joel Tobeck By Bianca Garner
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