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Mystery Men (1999)

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Reviews Counted:89

Fresh:56

Rotten:33

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: Absurd characters and quirky gags provide lots of laughs.

Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When Captain Amazing, chief superhero of Champion City, is kidnapped by insane supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, who will save the city and ensure that justice is served? Enter the Mystery Men:... When Captain Amazing, chief superhero of Champion City, is kidnapped by insane supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, who will save the city and ensure that justice is served? Enter the Mystery Men: Mr. Furious, The Bowler, The Blue Raja, The Shoveler, The Spleen, The Sphinx, and the Invisible Boy- a group of misfits in possession of superpowers...sort of. Watch the mayhem ensue, as this wacky team goes up against Frankenstein and his mad henchmen. This adaptation of the popular Dark Horse comic strikes a weird comic tone which is heightened by great production design and fun performances by all involved. This is the first feature from director Usher, who previously directed commercials ("Got Milk?"). [More]

Starring: Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria

Starring: Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria, Wes Studi, Paul Reubens, Kel Mitchell, Geoffrey Rush, Lena Olin, Tom Waits, Eddie Izzard

Director: Kinka Usher

Director: Kinka Usher
Screenwriter: Neil Cuthbert
Producer: Lawrence Gordon, Mike Richardson, Lloyd Levin

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Jun 26, 2007

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James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
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Crafty, witty.

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Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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The source material gets a richly deserved drubbing for its pretensions, but the resulting parody can't help but seem a bit glib and secondhand.

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Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
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A funny, funky superhero spoof with an amusing premise, a lot of clever gags and a super-hip cast.

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Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

Mystery Men begins terrifically, then dwindles away to overextended ordinariness in its action sequences.

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Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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Mystery Men not only offers a funny and satirical look at such 'serious' comic book adaptions, but also fills the void left by such films' absence.

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Jim Judy
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Strenuously unfunny!

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
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Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Mystery Men takes forever to set things up and finish things off.

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John Paul Powell
John Paul Powell
Jam! Movies

An effort you end up admiring more than completely loving.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
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Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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A refreshing, oddball summer entertainment with a sharp sense of humor.

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Kevin Maynard
Kevin Maynard
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All of the technical credits are first-rate!

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Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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Everything about the movie is extreme, yet the overall pleasure it yields lies exactly in the middle of the current Hollywood scale.

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Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

Call Mystery Men a sketchbook in search of a movie; it's still a super idea in a summer of flackery.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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Mystery Men is a worthwhile diversion.

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Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
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A loving parody!

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Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Gleefully, goofily over-the-top.

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Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Formulaic but fun!

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Mark Caro
Mark Caro
Chicago Tribune
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It won't revive the flailing superhero genre, but it's a splendidly stupid indulgence that relentlessly raps at your funny bone.

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