Mystery
Men is a sporadically entertaining superhero comedy that gets a big boost from
some engaging performances from Janeane Garofalo, Ben Stiller, William H. Macy,
Claire Forlani, and Greg Kinnear.
Kinnear
is Captain Amazing--the city's greatest corporate sponsored superhero. When kidnapped
by the ruthless Casanova Frankenstein, a band of wannabe superheroes attempt to
rescue him.
The
film has a terrific look and some wonderful gags, but it's just not consistent.
It has a hard time deciding if it wants to be an all-out slapstick comedy or a
superhero satire. Also, at a running time of two hours, the film is definitely
much too long.
However,
Mystery Men does have its moments and it also offers the big screen return of
Paul Reubens (a.k.a. Pee Wee Herman).
