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Super
2010 96 min United States of America R 18+
★6.2
Comedy, Action, Drama
Director: James Gunn
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Description
After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills.
Budget:
$2.5M
US Gross:
$327,716
Worldwide:
$1.19M
Starring
Rainn Wilson
Actor
Elliot Page
Actor
Liv Tyler
Actor
Awards
1 win total
Key opinion
Super is a divisive dark comedy that explores the concept of a powerless vigilante through a lens of extreme violence and crude humor. While many critics appreciate the strong performances and the film's willingness to subvert traditional superhero tropes, others find the narrative uneven and its tone jarringly inconsistent.
| Acting | Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page deliver compelling, high-energy performances that ground the film's erratic tone. | |
| Score | The film features a memorable, high-quality soundtrack that effectively complements its darkly comedic atmosphere. | |
| Originality | The plot is viewed as derivative, with many critics noting it feels like a redundant entry in the "powerless vigilante" subgenre alongside films like Kick-Ass and Defendor. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are divided: some praise its deep thematic exploration of vigilantism and human desperation, while others find it to be a shallow, poorly structured collection of random scenes. | |
| Theme | The film's tone is highly polarizing; viewers are split between those who find the blend of hyper-violence, black comedy, and drama to be an effective, unique satire and those who find it repulsive, uneven, and poorly balanced. |