SuperBob (2015)

TOMATOMETER

86%

Average Rating: 6.9/10

Reviews Counted: 7

Fresh: 6

Rotten: 1

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

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AUDIENCE SCORE

49%

liked it

Average Rating: 3.1/5

User Ratings: 184

Critic Consensus: No consensus yet.

Movie Info

In 2008, Robert Kenner, a mild-mannered postman from Peckham, South London was struck by a meteor which bestowed him with super powers. Today, Bob is an overworked underappreciated "civil servant" for the British government. He spends most waking hours saving people and filling out forms. He has no time for anything else. Least of all love. But today he has a day off. And best of all, he has a date with June from the library. Now all he has to do is act as if this isn't the most exciting day of his life. Apparently that puts people off.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Directed By:

Jon Drever, Jon Drever
Written By:

Jon Drever, Jon Drever, William Bridges
Runtime:

85 minutes

Cast

Brett Goldstein

Catherine Tate

Laura Haddock

Natalia Tena

Ruth Sheen

Critic Reviews for SuperBob

All Critics (7) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1)

A charming little superhero film.

November 2, 2015 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

Scott Nash

Three Movie Buffs

Co-writer and star Brett Goldstein holds it all together very amiably, while Catherine Tate, Natalia Tena and Ruth Sheen provide solidly entertaining support.

October 18, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

A light but effective comedy that offers something new in a genre where almost everything has been explored.

October 15, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

James Luxford

Radio Times

[A] charmingly inventive mockumentary.

October 15, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Goldstein is enormously endearing, while Drever milks the mundanity for laughs and unexpected sweetness.

October 15, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Chris Hewitt (UK)

Empire Magazine

In the underpopulated Venn diagram intersection between superhero movie and Brit loser comedy sits this half-cooked tale of a Peckham postman with superpowers.

October 15, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Wendy Ide

Guardian

Irrespective of the lack of ingenuity within this endeavour, it remains entirely watchable thanks to the affability of our eponymous protagonist.

October 15, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Stefan Pape

HeyUGuys

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