I watched Eagle Vs. Shark with my family recently. It’s New Zealander-ese, so instead of saying sex they say six. New Zealanders are also quirky, at least according to this movie. Sort of like Napoleon Dynamite but about adults. Adults who say six. Anyway, the movie stars Jermaine Clements as Jarrod and Loren someoneorother as Lily. Jermaine is of Flight of the Conchords fame. Incidentally, the director of EvS also directed several Conchords episodes. (New Zealanders are also close-knit and know everyone who lives in the country.) I had to IMDB Loren–turns out she’s starred in a few Xena Warrior Princess episodes. That in itself is pretty awesome, in my opinion.

So Lily is an awkward woman who works at a fast food joint and lives with her brother. She is in love with Jerrod, who also works at the mall and eats every day at the fast food place. Jerrod sports an awesome mullet, by the way. Lily crashes Jerrod’s animal party, where she attracts his attention by kicking ass at some hand-on-hand combat video game. Six and love ensue, of course, and Lily finds herself being drawn into Jerrod’s bizarre world.

Lily accompanies Jerrod to his hometown, where he’s challenged his high school tormentor to a fight. She and Jerrod sleep outside in a tent at his sister’s house, since his brother-in-law, nephew, father, and daughter also live there and all the bedrooms are occupied. Jarrod trains for his fight while Lily gets to know his family.

There’s love, heartbreak, matching track suits, and a wheelchair fight involving the crabwalk as a getaway move. What’s not to like?

Here’s a trailer.