8/10
Great premise, mostly realized
23 July 2006
I admit, Uma does it for me. And if Uma does it for you, you could spend your money on worse things.

The concept is the perfect counterpoint to the endless parade of 'super' beings resurrected from third rate comic books. What if... what if Peter Parker had violent mood swings. What if Superman had an anger management problem. What if a hell had no fury like a super woman scorned? It's a premise so strong that it's all there for the screenwriter and director to lose. No, they don't hit all the notes perfectly, and yes, it looks like there were more than a few changes in the editing room. And yes, secondary characters are left undeveloped. And there is an odd yardstick used to measure female sexual prowess... one guesses, to keep a PG-13 rating. But all in all, this is an enjoyable Summer popcorn movie.

I expect there will be more than a few deleted scenes worth watching when the DVD comes out -- scenes fleshing out secondary characters, especially. But you already know what most of them will be, because this is a Superhero(ine) Movie with few surprises. But lots of laughs.
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