**THE UGLY: ‘WE CAN BE HEROES’**

WRITING: 45
ACTING: 40
LOOK: 65
SOUND: 50
FEEL: 45
NOVELTY: 50
ENJOYMENT: 55
RE-WATCHABILITY: 20
INTRIGUE: 35
EXPECTATIONS: 40

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**The Good:**

The early 2000s style, colourful and campy superhero film is awkwardly dated and fascinatingly old-school at the same time. This film really embraces that Spy Kids or Sharkboy and Lavagirl vibe.

I love the lighthearted and comical approach to superheroes and how that creates some of the most outrageous superpowers I've ever seen.

Even though they are goofy and over the top, the actions scenes are fun and imaginative, utilizing the wide cast with varying powers fairly well.

Pedro Pascal seems to have a great time so it's a shame his part is smaller than I expected it to be.

The twist at the end is pretty good, to be fair.

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**The Bad:**

A lot of the comedy is very childish and goody, but then again, I'm not part of the target audience.

The child actors are pretty atrocious, which is a shame since there are loads of them.

There is much of a plot. It's mostly one goofy action scene after another, followed by montages of different kinds. There is next to no narrative content in between.

The lack of compelling villains for adult viewers and the monotonous tone make this film less engaging for those who aren't children or young at heart.

Ultimately, there are too many characters involved, which means that the plot is busy and moves along with such a speed that it doesn’t allow for breathing space and barely has time to develop the charcters properly.

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**The Ugly:**

Man, slow-motion superpowers really make life hard to live!

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**VERDICT:**

_A nostalgically childish, mostly nonsensical and colourful superhero adventure for the kids doesn’t feel satisfying for adults unless toyäre a huge fan of Rodriguez’s earlier work._

**45% = :heavy_minus_sign: = UGLY**