Good Family Fun

Rating: Null/10 (26 August 2012)

I don't have too much to say about this film. It's got lots of good family stuff in it, along with a lot of good action. It hearkens back to classic James Bond films, but also adds the "super" hero element in it.
Superheros are the guys and gals with lots of incredible abilities, who go about righting wrongs and thwarting wrong-doers to uphold the law. Super-villains are the arch fiends of these people, and scheme to dominate the world and rob it blind of money.
So, if you've amassed enough wealth to own your own secret island fortress, and pay lots of people to work for you, including armed guards and even a hottie who's your secretary, then why on Earth would you go about killing off the opposition?
To me that's where the film fails. The main plot piece is a kid who wants to live out some revenge fantasy and show the world that he's the only true (and new) superhero, as opposed to just going on living the good life that he's created for himself. It's an emotional vendetta, and it just seems really crazy to me. That is there's this guy who had his hero jilt him, but he's gone on to become a multi millionaire (billionaire?), and he's trying to fulfill his anger wishes?
Huh.
Well, it is a kids' film, so you can't fault it too much, but the plot wasn't very plausible. Still, it's fun entertainment, and you gotta love it for that.
Give it a try.