What’s It About
When alien invaders kidnap Earth’s superheroes, their kids are whisked away to a government safe house. But whip-smart tween Missy Moreno will stop at nothing to rescue her superhero dad, Marcus Moreno. Missy teams up with the rest of the superkids to escape their mysterious government babysitter, Ms. Granada. If they’re going to save their parents, they’ll have to work together by using their individual powers – from elasticity to time control to predicting the future – and form an out-of-this-world team.
MOVIESinMO REVIEW
Robert Rodriguez is a reasonably decent filmmaker. He has been a part of an exceptional collection of titles that include El Mariachi, From Dusk till Dawn, and more recently, Alita: Battle Angel. Titles that target an adult audience are what he’s good at, and I have no issues with him as long as that’s what he does. Unfortunately, when he tries to write, direct, produce, etc., anything involving kids, he tends to do so as if the audience has just started kindergarten. The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D and the Spy Kids franchise are good enough to keep pre-schoolers entertained, but for anyone older than eight, his kid-friendly films are an insult to their intelligence. That’s the expected feeling you get watching We Can Be Heroes. The story is simple – aliens in our atmosphere are abduction the world’s superheroes and threaten to destroy the planet. The kids of the superheroes decide to rescue their parents and save the Earth. Since this is a film for younger audiences, every scene is straight-forward, and everything is explained for the cinematically challenged. The acting is one step above an after-school talent show, and the special effects are sadly on the same level as every movie Mr. Rodriguez has been a part of. To be fair, I know thousands of kids will enjoy this colorful film. As an adult, I didn’t completely hate this movie. It has a positive story and promotes togetherness. It’s just not something I would want a parent to sit through with the expectations of something fantastic about to happen. We Can Be Heroes starts the same way it ends – significantly below average.
OUR RATING – A SUBSTANDARD 5