Superheroes (2007) Reviews

• saw a rough cut screening in New York last month

  markben2006-12-27

  Everybody was crying when it was over. It was freaky, the whole theater was silent, instead of everyone applauding. It's that everybody was so moved, stunned. I don't want to give away the ending, but it was very, very sad! The two main actors, Dash Mihok and Spencer Clark, were so great. They worked well together, and I believed their relationship. This is a slow, contemplative film, but very deeply thoughtful, and wonderfully written and acted. I definitely want to see it in a theater when it's completely finished, color corrected and all that. . IT WAS a serious, powerful film. About a serious subject: About one man and the terrible effect war has on him, both mentally, and physically. Dash Mihok is heartbreaking in the role.

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• A moving and thoughtful film

  ellap-22008-04-23

  I saw this movie when it was screened as part of the Avignon film festival and it certainly deserves to find a wide audience. As a previous reviewer noted the film was greeted with deep emotion by the entire audience. It is a very moving and thoughtful film about the psychological cost of the war in Iraq and the toll it takes on those who return. While they may be physically (relatively) uninjured there are many deep wounds that need to heal. It has been far too easy for many of us to remain shielded from the impact or the cost of this war that is supposedly being fought on our behalf. While some of the stories of those dealing with physical injury have been told we are only beginning to grasp the psychological toll this war will leave as it's legacy for many years to come. The cinematography is stunning (it reminds me of the best Malick) and the two lead performances are memorable.

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• Great acting, serious drama

  talia-filmgirl2007-02-15

  I haven't seen this in a theater, only on a DVD, but I was very moved by the story and the performances. Without giving anything away, I can say it is the story of a soldier who comes back from Iraq. Dash Mihok (he was in The Thin Red Line - another really impressive performance as a soldier by him, I thought) plays the soldier and I think this movie is worth seeing for many reasons (like it's message for one), but his performance is one of the top reasons. I hope he can win some award for this. I have seen him in other films but I didn't recognize him at first and I thought (and so did my friend) that he was actually a vet, not an actor. The actor who plays his friend is also excellent, Spencer Clark, who has been in lots of films. You'll recognize his face. The story is well told and the film looks beautiful (which is nice and impressive for such a sad story), and I found many of the scenes very surprising and shocking. It is slow at the beginning, but their friendship is very sad and moving, and the film's message is very powerful and worth everyone seeing.

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• Well Intentioned but amateurish at times

  MikeyB17932010-07-11

  Although this film is well intentioned it does have some amateurish qualities to it. It is about an Iraq war veteran and he is experiencing post traumatic stress. Dash Mihok plays this role of the returning veteran very well – which is less than I can say for the person (Spencer Clark) who is allegedly filming the documentary on him. The style is cinema-verite which I found gave a voyeuristic feel. Also there are these useless diversions – shots of the sky, the trees in the forest…. And what was the point of showing these ballet dancers? They had absolutely nothing to do with the topic. Plus some of the conversations with Spencer Clark seemed to drift needlessly – too much self-absorption. But the overall theme of PTSD is very sympathetically handled – at times riveting.

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