Defendor (2009)

  This is one of those "superheroes without powers" films like Super or Kick-Ass.  They all came out within a year of each other so it's not really fair to say that they were influenced by one or another, although Defendor did get to the box office first.  It's kind of a shame that it's been eclipsed by not having as famous a director and not launching the careers of a dozen new stars.

Arthur Poppington (Woody Harrelson) is a mild-mannered, somewhat slow construction worker by day, but at night, he dons the costume of Defendor, a vigilante, and prowls the streets looking for his nemesis, Captain Industry.  He finds Kat (Kat Dennings), a plucky prostitute, being harassed by corrupt cop Dooney (Elias Koteas) and a friendship is forged.  Kat tells Arthur that Captain Industry may be local mob boss Radovan Kristic (A. C. Peterson), who is running girls, guns, and drugs with impunity.  Armed with marbles, wasps, and an ironclad sense of justice, Defendor sweeps in to save the day.

This is much less violent than either Super or Kick-Ass and it lacks the gleeful cynicism of the former, and the sophomoric sense of the latter.  It's not a bad movie in any sense, and it may hit the sweet spot for you if you were turned off by either of the other ones for the aforementioned reasons.  The cast is great, the script never feels like it's pandering, and it has a brisk hour and 41 minute runtime that doesn't overstay its welcome.  Plus, Sandra Oh and a brief appearance from Tatiana Maslany.  Defendor is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.