Some heroes wear capes, this one wears a rain poncho

Rating: 8/10 (25 October 2018)

I can see why many considered this to be a bad movie. Maybe because it is not all actiony and brutal, among other things usually involved in a superhero film. No, this movie did not need to be all of that. There is not one single fight scene in this film. This film is a relaxed and very calm movie. Barely even any shouting in this. This film is not about violence. This film is about discovery and connection. Everybody in this film is nothing short of fantastic! It is easy to see that Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson were very passionate about their parts in this very underrated blockbuster. The boy who plays Joshua is also fantastic and really knows how to be emotional when the scene calls for it, especially that scene with the newspaper! Jackson plays what I consider to be a typecast-breaking role, whereas he usually plays physical roles. In this role, he is physically vulnerable by a very large scale, although he is very intelligent, though desperate for finding the opposite end of his story, going great lengths to make his discovery. Bruce Willis NAILS his dramatic role that is the hero of this story. He is "Superman who does not know he is Superman", until something traumatic happens that he is involved in. After coming out of a wreck without the tiniest scratch, he discovers a new way to make a connection with his son. This movie again, is not action-based, but dramatic in its own right. It is calm, cool, and collected, with an even and slow pace with a very dark twist ending. I cannot wait to see Glass!