http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/23/Eagle-vs.-Shark--Love-Among-Geeks.aspx The moral of EAGLE VS. SHARK, the first feature film by writer-director Taika Cohen, quickly becomes quite clear: We&rsquo;re all losers, but some of us just don&rsquo;t know it yet. And, even losers need love too. &nbsp; The movie follows perpetual dork Lily (Loren Horsley) as she looks for true love &mdash; and fails miserably. Recently fired from her dead-end job at a burger joint in the mall, Lily dreams of true love with electronics technician Jarrod (Jemaine Clement). After she shows up at his &ldquo;animal party&rdquo; &mdash; where you dress like your favorite animal, she, a shark and he, a, well, you know &mdash; they have an awkward courting that includes a brief (very brief) sexual encounter, shark suit and all. &nbsp; When the needlessly cocky and socially awkward Jarrod announces he has to head back to his hometown to beat up the bully that tormented him in high school, Lily tags along. There, we find out the origins of Jarrod&rsquo;s dorkhood: A sister and brother-in-law who sell knockoff jogging suits and generic makeup (among other things); a father who may or may not be wheelchair-bound and a 9-year-old daughter that Jarrod barely acknowledges. If that&rsquo;s not the stuff of a loser in the making, I don&rsquo;t know what is. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/23/Eagle-vs.-Shark--Love-Among-Geeks.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/23/Eagle-vs.-Shark--Love-Among-Geeks.aspx#1057 Waste of time and money!<br /><br />http://libertarianempire.com/Reviews.html Nicholai420 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/23/Eagle-vs.-Shark--Love-Among-Geeks.aspx#1057 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:33:07 GMT