Review of Defendor (2009) by Caleb C — 19 Apr 2010
Compelling drama/comedy [written and directed by newcomer Canadian actor Peter Stebbings] about a mentally unstable man who thinks he's a superhero, and crosses paths with a drug-addicted teenage prostitute and a crooked undercover cop while in search of the criminal mastermind he calls "Captain Industry".
I noticed the audio motif of an AM radio host talking about crime in the city and at one point the focus was on the top of a taxi cab; just a few of the allusions to a certain classic Scorsese film...
"Defendor" is this generation's version of "Taxi Driver" [only more human and with a superhero comedy twist]. Great performances by Woody Harrelson [he deserves an Oscar nomination for this one, but he'll get snubbed of course], Kat Dennings, Elias Koteas, and Michael Kelly .
Good performances by Sandra Oh, Clark Johnson, Alan C. Peterson, and Lyriq Bent. Great cinematography and score [the music was perfect]. Overall it's a gem of a film, it's a shame that some great independent films like this one are completely ignored.
This review of Defendor (2009) was written by Caleb C on 19 Apr 2010.
Defendor has generally received positive reviews.
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