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Les Franken leads a painfully unremarkable life as a metermaid until he enrolls in a drug study for an experimental anti-depressant. An unexpected side effect of the drug convinces Les he is developing special powers and must quit his job to answer his new calling in life - Superhero.

Genre:

Comedy, Sci-Fi, Drama

Actors:

Michael Rapaport, Paul Blackthorne, Josh Peck, Robert Baker, Jack Kehler, Alexandra Holden, Ian Bohen, Christopher Darga, Michael Shamus Wiles, Erich Anderson, Karyn Bryant, ...»

Director:

Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore

Country:

United States

Release:

2006

IMDb:

6.8

Quality:

Duration:

81 min

New York Daily News

It may not be perfect, but this under-the-radar indie from Hal Haberman and Jeremy Passmore is smart enough to leave you glad you found it.

November 21, 2008

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House Next Door

Take[s] a page from the cartoonist Bill Watterson, who noted of the tiger protagonist in his great Calvin & Hobbes, 'The nature of [the character's] reality doesn't interest me, and each story goes out of its way to avoid resolving the issue.'

November 21, 2008

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Film School Rejects

The quiet-yet-hip tone of the film reminded me a lot of Roger Dodger, another indie film that let's its script and acting do the talking.

February 11, 2009

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New York Post

Rappaport does a yeoman's job in this tonally confused oddity.

November 21, 2008

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Film Journal International

The sight of him, bloodied but eternally unbowed, in his ridiculous, homemade superhero costume may indeed be totally iconic for true pulp believers.

November 21, 2008

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What Would Toto Watch?

Special offers a unique spin on the superhero template but rarely soars beyond its sly premise.

March 31, 2009

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IGN Movies

Special works as an honest portrait of little people with big dreams even if it remains itself a little movie without a big impact.

November 26, 2008

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New York Times

Ultimately it adds little to our understanding of the curious return of the superhero as our paradigmatic pop archetype.

November 21, 2008

I.E. Weekly

Shot for pennies -- a cash limitation that benefits the production's creativity and credibility -- this haunting film keeps shifting the ground under our feet

November 21, 2008

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Common Sense Media

Eccentric, depressing thriller won't grab teens' attention.

January 27, 2009

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At the Movies

The premise is intriguing, and the film is occasionally amusing, but it feels stuck between a completely satirical farce and an aching drama.

November 24, 2008

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