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A group of inept amateur superheroes must try to save the day when a supervillian threatens to destroy a major superhero and the city. The only problem is that their strange powers, silverware hurling, bowling, shovel skills, incompetent invisibility and deadly flatulence, aren't doing them any favors.
Mystery Men is like its hapless heroes. It's a wannabe that has the best intentions -- including a pronounced anti-gun stance -- but none of the knack it takes to save the day, or itself.
February 21, 2004
TheMovieReport.com
Fails to come up with worthy gags and one-liners for the able cast.
Usher's amiable spoof of superhero movies takes a brave stab at rewriting the mythology from the inside out, with lots of witty, mildly subversive stuff.
The characters have been designed to make fun of themselves, disguising the craft of writer Neil Cuthbert and director Kinka Usher in getting us to laugh at them.