This is the naughtier, crasser, grittier version of Kick-Ass that isn’t afraid to bring a bit of batshit craziness to the mix along with a lot of pencil-crayon goofiness. You like Hit Girl? Wait until you get a load of Ms. Ellen Page playing wide against type. Super premiered at TIFF last year (My Review) to a decidedly mixed reaction. But for me, it was bliss. Sweet WTF bliss.
When sad sack Frank D’Arbo (Rainn Wilson) sees his ex-addict wife (Liv Tyler) willingly snatched by a seductive drug dealer (Kevin Bacon), he finds himself unable to cope. But when the finger of God blesses his brain (don’t ask), D’Arbo decides to fight back under the guise of a DIY superhero called Crimson Bolt. In order to get his wife back, he must first fight his way up the criminal ranks, and he begins by taking a monkey wrench to the foreheads of a couple who cut in line at the movies. As Crimson Bolt begins to make the headlines, a young woman from the local comic book store (Ellen Page) joins in on the fun as his sexually charged sidekick, Boltie.
The trailer is tucked under the seat.
James Gunn is a rising talent. I love what he was attempting with Slither, even if it missed its mark, and PG Porn is hysterical. This looks golden.
Can’t wait to see this one! Gunn’s got some great ideas!
I’m a fan of Slither, but I think I may fall on the side of the haters. I mean wow does this look horrible. Page looks to be playing Juno with a costume on and Wilson’s schtick just doesn’t really do it for me anymore. But then again, I didn’t like Kick-ass either.
I feel like we’ve been banged over the head with a few too many of this sub-sub-genre, what with Kick-Ass, Defendor, Special, and now this. But what the hell – if they can make a sequel to the dreadful Wolverine flick, I guess another one of these funny flicks ain’t all bad.