I really love documentaries. So much so that I got a Masters in the field. I was very curious when I learned about The Grim and the Dark . Several of my friends had been interviewed for it, I'd seen some behind the scenes photos posted here and there and I'd heard the star of Napoleon Dynamite was involved. This last point, along with the fact that this was a debut picture and the director was seemingly not involved with any marketing had me cautious.   I made myself a cup of tea and locked in. The film opens on a Adam Curtis-esque slideshow, with Jon Heder delivering the opening narration. It's mostly platitudes, along with a puzzling statement on romanticism (the first and last mention of anything even remotely related to art history). The credits play and we find ourselves with Jon, phoning his friend Eric (who we will get back to), asking for help on picking a gift for his kid who likes D&D. Ah. So this is one of those. Let's get this out of th...