It may be a superhero satire, but I think the mindset behind Defendor is closer to Forrest Gump. This movie wants to celebrate being dumb, but it does so in a very stale, dry fashion (unlike Gump). Defendor has no heart or soul. I never got the sense that the makers put any effort into this. Instead they use a cute idea and hope that it's enough to sustain a viewer for a hundred minutes.
the Defendor is a Don Quihote type. He is a mentally troubled individual who dislikes himself, and the society he grew up in; a society of crime to which he lost his mother; a society that makes fun of him. As a means to make himself feel more accomplished he dressed up as a super hero and drives around the streets at night fighting drug criminals, using a bat, a handful of marbles and if necessary, a squirt of lime juice.
I can pin point a few good one liners early on, but for the most part, I find the Defendor to be a dud. Whenever it tries to be funny, it feels random, and contrived instead. Take for instance the use of marbles as a weapon? I would've liked to see something a little more clever considering that the intention is superhero satire. Maybe if he threw little plastic supermen instead.
Another problem I have with the movie, is the plastic style of acting. Nobody seems remotely involved in the project. Woody Harrellson, is missing the fiery edge that made him so funny in Zombieland, here he just feels childish. In fairness, the script doesn't offer much character for anyone to work with, and certainly not a lot of dialogue either. The climax feels rushed and cheap but by the time you get there, you may not mind. Defendor is pretty boring, and unacceptably lazy. No thought process has gone into this movie, leaving the Defendor, unfunny, uncool, and unfair to the viewers.
the Defendor is a Don Quihote type. He is a mentally troubled individual who dislikes himself, and the society he grew up in; a society of crime to which he lost his mother; a society that makes fun of him. As a means to make himself feel more accomplished he dressed up as a super hero and drives around the streets at night fighting drug criminals, using a bat, a handful of marbles and if necessary, a squirt of lime juice.
I can pin point a few good one liners early on, but for the most part, I find the Defendor to be a dud. Whenever it tries to be funny, it feels random, and contrived instead. Take for instance the use of marbles as a weapon? I would've liked to see something a little more clever considering that the intention is superhero satire. Maybe if he threw little plastic supermen instead.
Another problem I have with the movie, is the plastic style of acting. Nobody seems remotely involved in the project. Woody Harrellson, is missing the fiery edge that made him so funny in Zombieland, here he just feels childish. In fairness, the script doesn't offer much character for anyone to work with, and certainly not a lot of dialogue either. The climax feels rushed and cheap but by the time you get there, you may not mind. Defendor is pretty boring, and unacceptably lazy. No thought process has gone into this movie, leaving the Defendor, unfunny, uncool, and unfair to the viewers.