A crooked cop, a mob boss, and the young girl they abuse are the dwellers of a city's criminal underworld. It's a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn't understand and doesn't belong in, but he is committed to fighting when he changes into a vigilante super-hero of his own making, Defender. With no power other than courage Defender takes to the streets to protect the city's innocents.... (Full plot summary below)
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A crooked cop, a mob boss, and the young girl they abuse are the dwellers of a city's criminal underworld. It's a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn't understand and doesn't belong in, but he is committed to fighting when he changes into a vigilante super-hero of his own making, Defender. With no power other than courage Defender takes to the streets to protect the city's innocents.
Leave your thoughts about Defendor.
| Boxoffice MagazinePam GradyThat tension between silly comedy and poignant drama could have been dicey, but Stebbings and Harrelson maintain just the right balance between the two. |
| Toronto StarLinda BarnardStebbings fills Defendor with humorous bits, comic treats dropped in quickly and without fanfare. It gives the movie a proper pace, well punctuated with laughs at the right time, and outrage and sympathy at others. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyHarrelson shines, particularly in framing scenes with Sandra Oh as a tactful court psychiatrist. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfA weird picture and not always successful selling its ideas, but it definitely retains a determined personality, making the picture convincing on a fundamental level of cinematic ambition, not execution. |
| MSN.comSean Axmaker... for all the poignancy of this broken vigilante, it's a mess of awkward black comedy, tangled themes and screwed-up characters looking for a story. |
| CraveOnlineJohnny FirecloudThe humanity and tragedy in Arthur's character, beautifully portrayed by Harrelson, raises the film to a higher level. |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumJimmy OThis is a deconstruction of the superhero myth that explores the deep rooted sadness and pain that a "hero" must deal with. It's also darkly funny too. |
| Jam! MoviesLiz BraunHarrelson is a master at keeping his character real. |
| Globe and MailJames AdamsDefendor is more a refreshment of a genre than a transcendence of it. But thanks to Harrelson, you'll be a believer. |
| SlashfilmPeter ScirettaI'm just happy to see a superhero film made outside of the Marvel/DC Hollywood juggernaut, and this film is a worth rental at very least. |
