Super: Blu Ray Review
Super
Rating: R18
Released by Roadshow Home Ent
Unfairly judged next to Kick Ass, Super is of a similar ilk.
Rainn Wilson (of TV's The Office) stars as Frank D'Arbo, a man on
the edge after his wife Sarah (Liv Tyler) ends up with a drug
dealer played by Kevin Bacon.
As he sinks into a depression, his one comfort is a childhood
incident which saw him help police catch a criminal; and it's this
that he latches onto, becoming the Crimson Bolt and taking to crime
with a 'Shut Up Crime' catchphrase and a wrench to bash the
baddies.
He ends up teaming up with Ellen Page's Libby, a comic book worker
and between the two of them, they take on the scourge of the
criminal underworld...
Super is a psychotically insane film; it's a darkly ironic comedy
about as black as it can get to be honest in places with Rainn
Wilson really channelling the poor guy on the edge; but I'll be
frank, it's a very thin line between revenge spree in his case
rather than a desire to protect the public.
A funny cameo from Nathan Fillion as a spiritual TV avenger gives
it extra kudos but it's a really interesting take on the superhero
genre which focuses more on the man than the comic book mythology.
It won't be to everyone's tastes because of a little ultra violence
but fans of this genre in general will absolutely adore it.
Extras:
Rating: 7/10
