Mystery Men

1999, Movie, 2h 1min

When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.

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6.1

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6.5

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Critic Caroline Westbrook

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...it's far more fun than most of the recent superhero efforts, lovely to look at (...), there's a great sub-plot involving the group's Karate Kid-style mentor, and the script offers astute and witty one-liners.

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Critic Marc Savlov

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...[a] snappy, slaphappy, utterly bizarre adaptation of Bob Burden's Dark Horse comic book of the same name.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

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In a world where superheroes are revered, a group of misfit wannabes try to make a name for themselves. Despite their questionable abilities and constant infighting, they are determined to prove themselves as heroes. When a powerful supervillain is released from an asylum, the team must band together to stop him from unleashing a dangerous weapon on the city. With the help of a mysterious mentor, they learn to work together and embrace their unique skills to save the day. Will they be able to overcome their differences and defeat the villain, or will their inexperience and bickering tear them apart?

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