Not a great picture, but it's the best one I could get.After seeing Guardians of the Galaxy, I was very interested in watching James Gunn's other superhero movie. I love Slither and figured I would probably like this one as well.
And I did. It is batshit insane and hilariously violent but ends up being utterly sweet and endearing. Most movies can't pull off even one of those things well.
Mild-mannered Frank (Rainn Wilson) loves his wife, Sarah (Liv Tyler). After she leaves him for shady drug dealer, Jacques (Kevin Bacon), Frank is inconsolable. The police are no help, as Detective Felkner (Gregg Henry) points out that Sarah is an adult and they can't exactly arrest Jacques for home-wrecking. So Frank seeks answers from God and receives a vision starring his television hero, The Holy Avenger (Nathan Fillian), telling him to fight evil in all its forms. Frank takes this information to heart and decides to become a superhero. He enlists the aid of comic book aficionado Libby (Ellen Page) to help him fine-tune his creation: the Crimson Bolt, in order to get his wife back.
Bat.
Shit.
Insane.
Gunn brought all of his favorite people in on this, including Michael Rooker, his brother Sean, and Linda Cardellini as the pet shop girl. I don't know if it's a must buy but it's definitely worth watching.
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