Poorly Executed and Downright Creepy

Rating: 1/10 (1 July 2011)

This is literally the worst movie I have ever seen, which was a surprise based on the good reviews I have seen and the decent trailer.
Going in, I was expecting a mediocre movie exploiting the popularity of superhero movies about a nerdy teenager who thinks he'll be cooler if he dresses in an embarrassing costume and tries to beat up baddies. This was mainly accurate, but it was so much worse.
Not only was the main character unlikeable, he never really grew. He was clueless at the beginning, and just a big an idiot at the end. Oh, he got the girl, so he must have improved somehow, according to the writers.
The story was bad. It was a mish-mash of previous superhero movies mixed with teen comedies and dramas. Basically, a vanilla teenager wants to get girls and glory, so he does something crazy to differentiate himself from the crowd. Then the shenanigans begin. He finds himself in a bunch of awkward situations that are supposed to be funny (possibly), but are mostly embarrassing. Then he encounters another fake superhero duo.
This is where the movie gets creepy. This superhero duo, a father-daughter team, rescue the hopeless kid from getting himself beat up by his love-interest's ex-boyfriend. Instead of simply disarming the semi-violent ex, the daughter (who's about 11 years old) goes on to not only kill the ex, but everyone else in the room for no apparent reason. I have no problem with gratuitous violence, but this was just psychotic without a reason to be. What is this movie trying to say with this character? Training a child to kill without reason is what psychopaths do, and yet she and her father are portrayed as, if not heroes, at least justified in their actions.
In conclusion, this is a movie with a stereotypical story, unlikable characters, and elements that make one wonder if the makers of this movie also recommend drowning puppies as a form of entertainment.