Super (2010)

Release date: 2011-06-10
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: James Gunn
Production Co: This Is That Productions, Ambush Entertainment, Cold Iron Pictures
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Rating: 6.7/10
Length: 1h 36min

Storyline

Frank Darrbo is a hapless fry cook. When his wife Sarah falls off the wagon and dumps him for Jacques, a drug dealer, Frank tries to get her back by reporting her kidnapped, grabbing her from Jacques' car, and wailing for her to return. After watching Christian TV and having a vision, he becomes a superhero to fight evil. He sews a costume, finds a weapon (a pipe wrench) and looks for crimes to stop. He has problems: his wrench inflicts real injury, so the cops want him for being a vigilante, his sense of boundaries is flawed, and Jacques' gang has guns. Libby, a clerk at a comic book store, becomes his sidekick, and it's time to go save Sarah. What chance do they have?

Plot Keywords

black comedy, female on male rape, absurdism, masked hero, superhero costume, independent film, drug dealer, rape, tragedy, superhero, comic book, vigilante, sidekick, tragic love, tragic hero, shot in the forehead, arm blown off, shotgun, shootout, party

Short Review

Thanks to Wilson's ridiculously nerdish ambition, and a lively performance from Page, there are laughs to be had, but it could have been a funnier parody.