Death of a Super Hero

Rating: 2/10 (21 May 2012)

This film was dreadful. It was certainly action packed, with an onslaught to the senses reminiscent of a roller coaster ride but lasting two hours 23 minutes. The dialogue consisted of half a dozen very shallow characters trying to sound cool, which means for Robert DJ that he was mumbling incoherently for half of his lines. The story was so predictable - overcome overwhelming odds by gritting your teeth, stamping your foot or banging your hammer just that little bit harder. But let us take a moment to mourn the sad demise of the extraordinary talent of superhero Joss Whedon who will be remembered for Buffy and Firefly but not, if we're generous, for this abomination. So, what have I learned from this experience? That IMDb's scoring system has been compromised and can't be trusted - 8.8 is ridiculous.