Jemaine Clement from Flight of the Conchords is always good and makes this movie. And although I feel like he invented the style Napoleon Dynamite was based on to some degree. And also, from what I have seen come out of New Zealand, they often have a much slower, subtler and lighthearted style then Hollywood. Napoleon Dynamite had more super funny wacked out awkward moments where as this movie toned it down a bit in place of some very heartfelt, heartwarming story telling. Basically in this movie both of the main characters are a little bit like Napoleon Dynamite.