Review of Super

Super (I) (2010)
7/10
One of a few movies of a regular Joe tries to be a super hero with failed results.
12 July 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Rainn Wilson. Kevin Bacon (as the bad guy). Ellen Page (when he was Ellen).

This time, it's Wilson after his drug-addict wife leaves him.

In total, it's a satisfying run, although I found the middle 30 minutes a bit unsatisfying.

When I mean "in total," it was original in the ending. But throughout, it's basically people with broken brains trying to find morality and redemption in being a "hero." But for them, it's sloppy and violently misguided, more times than not.

Very low budget but the end is a typical battle with the gore Gunn also had in Suicide Squad. They launched into the final battle matter-of-fact but with a unique twist.

(Strangely Jean Claude Van Damme apparently had the Bacon role but was a no-show on set.)
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