Superpowerless

Superpowerless

Superpowerless

A former superhero has a midlife crisis in . For most of his life, Bob () has enjoyed a career as the superhero Captain Truth. However, a few years ago Bob began to lose his superpowers and has been making an attempt to settle into a normal life with his girlfriend Mimi (). When his former sidekick Sam, aka Liberty Boy () releases a memoir, Bob decides to also write one, hiring on the young and beautiful editor Danniell (). As he revisits his life as a superhero, Bob begins to dread a future where he has to be normal.

Superpowerless is a film with the very simple description of “ex-superhero has a midlife crisis.” The film has the familiar beats of such as story, such as Bob’s relationship with Mimi starting to get strained, as Mimi campaigns for a new promotion at her job. At the same time, Bob becomes increasingly attracted to his twenty-something editor Danniell and begins to wonder if his relationship with Mimi was the reason that he lost his superpowers in the first place?

On paper, a film that theorizes “what would happen if Superman lost his powers and had to live as a normal person” sounds like an interest concept. However, there isn’t really all that much to Superpowerless that differentiates the film from every other midlife crisis themed story. In fact, Bob’s past as a superhero is more backstory than anything else, with the film having no real active superheroes on screen, with the exception of Kato-mask wearing Liberty Boy. Superpowerless is a fine enough film, but nothing too spectacular.
7 / 10 stars
7 5  FAIR  

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Sean Patrick Kelly

Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.

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