SUPER (James Gunn)
SUPER is a subversive, ridiculously funny and balls-out deconstruction of the comic book superhero genre. What separates it from previous films DEFENDOR and KICK ASS to which SUPER shares a similar theme is the bold attempt to delete all visual restraints. What results is a crime fighter borne out of curiosity and self-pity, sex taboos to beat anything you've seen out of WATCHMEN, and a moral ground which is intentionally absent. Rainn Wilson is so pitch perfect for the role of Frank D'Arbo/ Lightning Bolt that it must have been written especially for him. SUPER is the defining movie for Wilson's career, and I say that with utter respect for the man. I always knew he's up for great achievements since his Dwight Schrute in the TV series THE OFFICE. Woody Harrelson is a mentally challenged person who thinks he's a crime fighter in DEFENDOR; KICK ASS featured ordinary people propelled to punish evil and stop street crime; Wilson's Frank D'Arbo in SUPER is a...