Defendor is Peter Stebbings' director debut, and you wouldn't have guessed looking at the quality. It's something as simple as just another superhero movie, and still so much more. Woody Harrelson is 'Defendor', and that's with an O-R, not E-R. 'Defendor', and he flips out if you get that wrong.
Do yourself a favor. Check it out. It's funny, it's character driven, it got a lot of heart and superheroes will never be the same again... ever! There's some really great scenes with 'Defendor' facing evil, but even more often there's great scenes about how he sees himself and the people around him. I think the best part is how this movie should speak equally well to those who doesn't usually enjoy superhero movies, while still having so much to enjoy for those who've seen quite a bit of 'Superman', 'Batman', 'Spider-Man' and all those others floating around on the big screen every so often.
I salute Woody Harrelson. I remember I enjoyed Kat Dennings in Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, and I do so here as well. Sandra Oh, Elias Koteus, Michael Kelly and Clark Johnson is also doing well, but this is mostly about a well written script, good timing and a great performance from Woody.
Edit September 2010: 2nd review posted here.
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