Squid Man |
USA • 2013 • 89m •
When Squid Man gets downsized out of the Superhero Society, he's forced to crash on the couch of his former sidekick (and only friend) Warren. Now he spends his time boozing in a dead end bar, reminiscing about the days when the hero groupies were plentiful and even a second-rater like him could sometimes save the universe. But when a reporter wants to include him in an upcoming book about superheroes, Squid Man is forced to face the dark mysteries of his past... and the even more unsettling idea that he might actually have a future.
  • Directed by: Charlie Cline. • Starring: Andrew Roth, Laurel Schroeder, Eric Bryant, Chad Eric Smith, Rick Montgomery Jr., Paul Adamo, Robert R. Bell, Emily Brooks, Eric Chevlen, Susan Cirrincione, Charlie Cline, Gino DiNardo, Natalia Dove. • Music by: Mark Krench. |
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The acting. And the characters. Absolutely solid acting from Andrew Roth, Laurel Schroeder, Eric Bryant and Chad Eric Smith. And the characters they get to inhabit, especially Roth as Squid Man, are the exact opposite of most superhero movies: they have depth.
I can't get all my thoughts together on this one just yet (I finished watching it less than 10 minutes ago), but it is right up there with 1997's Spaceman and 2001's The American Astronaut as far I'm concerned: low budget doesn't have to mean poorly made or cheap or camp. It just means you do more with what you have. In this one, director Charlie Cline, his production crew (the sound and cinematography are excellent) and his cast absolutely nailed it.
Review by snowboarderbo from the Internet Movie Database.
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