An interesting take on the superhero genre. I don’t know if I loved it (pssht- it was so lame), but it was a refreshing turn, seeing much less spectacular origins and establishment of the superhero archetype. Guess it was worth a look with Will Smith as the lead.

Too bad the premise was weak. The pop culture references were sloppily thrown in to provide a link to the internet-aware generations. Expect repetitive lame phrases like “call me an asshole one more time”; because it’s in there for the whole movie. I really wish they didn’t cast Charlize Theron as his opposite. She’s pretty great in naturalistic roles, but as a female heroin she comes off superficial and unconvincing.

Compositing was pretty average at best. Shots were not lit consistently, and the flying sequences looked like something straight out of GTA. The twisters in the middle of the street was ultra corny, and live action mattes were pretty poorly layered.

Was a bit of a letdown, but oh well. It’ll make the next big superhero flick : The Dark Knight that much more mouthwateringly awesome.