Review of Mystery Men (1999) by Guy Macpherson for Apollo Guide — 01 Jan 2000

There are enough laughs to recommend Mystery Men.

You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.

This review of Mystery Men (1999) was written by Guy Macpherson and published by Apollo Guide on 01 Jan 2000.

Mystery Men has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Mystery Men

Review of Mystery Men (1999)

By Jonathan B (2,317) on 12 Jun 2015

If you have a passing knowledge of comic book superheroes you'll find this satire hysterical…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Men (1999)

By Adam R (2,773) on 27 Dec 2017

I'm a huge fan of comic book writer/artist Bob Burden. The Flaming Carrot by Burden remains my favorite comic of all-time…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Men (1999)

By George F (221) on 11 Jun 2017

Before the MCU and DCEU, there was this movie. It subverts a lot of classic superhero tropes. It's a good mix of comedy and action…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Men (1999)

By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Salon.com (2,725) on 12 Aug 2014

Mystery Men is supposed to be an action comedy, but there isn't nearly enough of either…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Men (1999)

By Charles P (1,784) on 12 Aug 2015

Mystery Men is an overstretched, indistinct, unrestrained bouncy castle of a movie…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Men (1999)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

This is a wacky fantasy comedy suitable for most of the family (read on for more on that), which covers themes including fitting in, companionship,…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Men (1999)

By J G (211) on 29 Nov 2017

This is one of the most underrated movie of all time. A must see…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Men (1999)

By Leonard S (38) on 10 May 2014

One of the few movies from the late 90s that I can watch ver and over…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Men (1999)

By Voodoo123 (536) on 23 Nov 2022

Mystery men explores a twist on the superhero movie genre where we instead follow a group of underdogs with a range of sub tier skills and…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Men (1999)

By Isaac T (152) on 12 Jul 2016

Pretty good movie. Kinda dark, but a bit funny. Hit-and-miss humor, excellent cast, interesting cameos from Dane Cook and Cee Lo Green…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Batman (1989)

By Papa_Miguel (1) on 22 Jan 2012

What do people see in this movie? I saw it when it came out when I was a little kid and hated it…

Read Review

Review of Zoom (2006)

By HansÜ. (1) on 14 Aug 2006

Terrible, terrible movie. So bad it made me want to vomit. Anyone who actually likes this needs to have their head examined…

Read Review

Review of Punisher: War Zone (2008)

By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 27 Apr 2016

With its dopey fight scenes, grimy look and goopy gore, this movie is so far from ept that inept is the wrong word. It's anti-ept…

Read Review

Review of Batman & Robin (1997)

By Liam Lacey (1,725) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 04 Jun 2003

Campy costumes can't disguise the incoherent plot, confused performances and lame script that send this star vehicle spiralling downward…

Read Review

Review of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

By Kylea. (8) on 16 Sep 2005

I can't believe this film is actually getting good reviews at all, it's extremly awful…

Read Review

Review of Batman Begins (2005)

By Micahelr (1) on 09 Nov 2007

Almost unwatchable.Christian Bale is an awful Batman almost as been as George Clooney.Morgan Freeman has no business being in a Batman or comic…

Read Review

Review of The Wash (2001)

By Ernest Hardy (466) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 07 Jan 2011

What the film suffers from most, though, are its own low aspirations: stroking the libidos and funny bones of brain-dead 12-year-old boys immersed…

Read Review

Review of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)

By Ibraheem M (533) on 14 Nov 2014

A very boring film. Snow White herself is so annoying I was rooting for the bad guys. Never a good sign…

Read Review

Review of Lifted (2006)

By Jeremy C (892) on 09 Dec 2012

Very funny. But super goofy and chessy. GRADE:B-…

Read Review

Review of Killing Zoe (1993)

By Mike W (1,027) on 08 Sep 2016

Pre-heist is decent, the heist is awful, shoot outs are wank and the ending is so predictable. Only highlight is Delpy…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

64%48 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Mystery Men

1999

59%594 Reviews

Downloading Nancy

2008

49%104 Reviews

Cowboys & Aliens

2011

53%993 Reviews

American Made

2017

71%949 Reviews

12 Rounds

2000

53%505 Reviews

Entity

2012

36%17 Reviews

Boyz n the Hood

1991

81%667 Reviews

The Conversation

1974

82%678 Reviews

What's in a Name

2012

70%42 Reviews

Trash

2015

59%24 Reviews