
Frank Darrbo is a hapless fry cook. When his wife Sarah falls off the wagon and dumps him for Jacques, a drug dealer, Frank tries to get her back by reporting her kidnapped, grabbing her from Jacques' car, and wailing for her to return. After watching Christian TV and having a vision, he becomes a superhero to fight evil. He sews a costume, finds a weapon (a pipe wrench) and looks for crimes to stop. He has problems: his wrench inflicts real injury, so the cops want him for b... (Full plot summary below)
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Frank Darrbo is a hapless fry cook. When his wife Sarah falls off the wagon and dumps him for Jacques, a drug dealer, Frank tries to get her back by reporting her kidnapped, grabbing her from Jacques' car, and wailing for her to return. After watching Christian TV and having a vision, he becomes a superhero to fight evil. He sews a costume, finds a weapon (a pipe wrench) and looks for crimes to stop. He has problems: his wrench inflicts real injury, so the cops want him for being a vigilante, his sense of boundaries is flawed, and Jacques' gang has guns. Libby, a clerk at a comic book store, becomes his sidekick, and it's time to go save Sarah. What chance do they have?
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| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonSuper is a disturbing, amazing experience; it's almost as if the movie itself were an ordinary movie freed from moral conventions by wearing a mask. |
| Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonImagine "Kick Ass" complicated by the far darker power fantasies of "Observe and Report," and you have some idea where Gunn goes with this material. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeI think much of the film's value lies in the fact that it's extremely disturbing. |
| The Reel DealMark SellsGunn's unique approach, combining twisted humor, dark drama, and over-the-top violence, offers a great change of pace for audiences tired of mainstream comic book fare. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekPart insipid comedy, part ultra-violent action-movie send-up and all terrible, 'Super' most definitely isn't. |
| IGN DVDR. L. ShafferSuper can be very affecting and emotionally disturbing, which might not suit everyone's tastes, but it's also an absorbing, bleak and sometimes funny deviation from the usual superhero fodder. |
| Philadelphia WeeklySean BurnsIf I hadn't foolishly gone and saw Sucker Punch a couple weeks ago, this would be the worst film of the year. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordThis is subversive comedy at its best and has many laugh out load moments, a rare thing in Hollywood comedies. Then again, this is not a Hollywood comedy. |
| Film.comEric D. SniderA superhero needs a mission. Super needs a point. |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereAt times, "Super" seems like "Watchmen," but with only two superheroes, far fewer special effects and none of the visionary one-time elan of Zack Snyder. |