Review of Manborg (2011) by The Critic ( — 11 Jan 2015

Steven Kostanski does so much with the most of minimalist budgets (around CA$1,000) to present a highly imaginative and cartoonish futuristic action caper. 'Manborg' is also quite funny, though perhaps unintentionally so, as it is appallingly acted and features dialogue straight from the cliché handbook.

(Sample lines: 'It's never too late to be the hero.' and 'Hey, bro. It's me, your brother.' Enough said.) Featuring excellent make-up and costumes, this is an overall enjoyable experience; it has the potential to be adapted into a big budget Hollywood blockbuster or an animated epic by a Japanese studio.

That Kostanski does not appear to have been approached by either is the most disappointing result of this commendable exercise.