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- (CNN) -- The goofy new comedy "Mystery Men" is an action-heroes spoof based on the underground "Dark Horse" comic book series created by Bob Burden. The original series, and this live-action film, are both delightful sendups of all those cartoons featuring larger-than-life superheroes endowed with amazing powers.
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But what really makes the movie brilliant (in parts) is how well it manages to mix together a spoof of superhero stories with a straightforward tale of a group of people who aren't very good at what they do rising up to the occasion when they need to.
Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Mystery Men is admirable for its effort but falls short of the standards that we've come to expect in the spoof genre.
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- Kinka Usher
- PG-13
- Hank Azaria
I would say Mystery Men is a movie that came out at the right time, it came after the disastrous mess that was Batman & Robin but before the Superhero Renaissance in the 2000s, had it been released far later then it would have been passed up as a "cash-cow spoof".
Sep 10, 2021 · Rewatching the 1999 superhero comedy Mystery Men was not a good decision. But it was a decision I made for specific, good reasons.
(CNN) -- The goofy new comedy "Mystery Men" is an action-heroes spoof based on the underground "Dark Horse" comic book series created by Bob Burden. The original series, and this live-action...
Usher's amiable spoof of superhero movies takes a brave stab at rewriting the mythology from the inside out, with lots of witty, mildly subversive stuff. Full Review | Jun 24, 2006
Critical response. Review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 61% based on 104 reviews, with an average rating of 5.80/10. The site's consensus states: "Absurd characters and quirky gags are brought to life by a talented cast, providing this superhero spoof with lots of laughs." [25]
