Review of Super (2010) by Jman4 — 16 Aug 2011

This film is bizarre, absurd and ridiculous. However, all the actors do an excellent job, the action scenes are extravagant and entertaining, and there a quite a few laughs along the way. This film has extremely dark humor and almost feels unnecessarily grim, and the main character (Rainn Wilson who does a superb job) is demented and insane, as well as his sidekick, Boltie (Ellen Page, who is also amazing).

Gruesome, dark and depressing at some points, the movie can drag along and feel slow, but then pick back up with excitement or murder. A roller coaster, some parts are great, some fall flat, but overall, this movie is average.

I'd say it's worth seeing if you like dark humor, or the movie "Kick-Ass" as "Super" follows the same underdog-civilian-who-becomes-a-superhero formula. Overall, an average movie, some of the gore and death feels out of place or unneeded, but everything ties together for a fantastic conclusion, and amazing actors portray their characters well enough to save this movie from the brink of simply being depressing and warped.