The movie is like Austin Powers without his mojo, so to speak. The Shoveler gets forked. Universal Captain America, the crime fighting super hero savior of Champion City, is going through a slow period. His inspiration is helping parole the most arch of his former enemies. The plan goes predictably afoul, and its up to a zany Mystery Men to save the day for Champion City.
Chief inspiration is in the varied persona of the super heroes.
I mean, how could you fail to love The Shoveler, an underground worker by day and an underground super hero by night. Mr. Furious has his moments of divine explosiveness. And The Blue Raja shows potential behind the array of kitchenware weaponry. The less successful characters tend to weigh down the fun of Mystery Men . The bowler is all too boring, though she does strike with a couple of great one-liners.