Review of Mystery Men (1999) by Dylan K — 26 Mar 2015

The first half seems like a comedy movie but the rest turns into a stereotypical superhero movie with an strange amount of absurdness.

This review of Mystery Men (1999) was written by Dylan K on 26 Mar 2015.

Mystery Men has generally received mixed reviews.

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