Review of Mystery Men (1999) by Hou Boun K — 30 Dec 2008

One if the worst movies I had to put myself through.

This review of Mystery Men (1999) was written by Hou Boun K on 30 Dec 2008.

Mystery Men has generally received mixed reviews.

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

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Great superhero parody with laughs and heart. Very quotable, memorable and amoung my top 10 in the comedy catagory…

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