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Susan Stark, Detroit News: A loud, frenetic, fitfully witty spoof of super-hero sagas. Read more
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: A kiddie-level clunker! Read more
Janet Maslin, New York Times: Crafty, witty. Read more
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Mystery Men is like its hapless heroes. It's a wannabe that has the best intentions -- including a pronounced anti-gun stance -- but none of the knack it takes to save the day, or itself. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: An effort you end up admiring more than completely loving. Read more
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader: The characters have been designed to make fun of themselves, disguising the craft of writer Neil Cuthbert and director Kinka Usher in getting us to laugh at them. Read more
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: Stretched far too thin for its meager plot, broad characters and lame running jokes. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Call Mystery Men a sketchbook in search of a movie; it's still a super idea in a summer of flackery. Read more
Simon Houpt, Globe and Mail: Surprisingly, this spoof's heart is genuinely warm. Read more
Rod Dreher, New York Post: This year's The Avengers. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Mystery Men isn't just clever - it's genuinely funny, as well! Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A long, shapeless, undisciplined mess! Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: This droopy action comedy saps Hollywood's best comic actors of their superpowers. Read more
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: This bunch achieves peaks of sublime nuttiness. Read more
Derek Adams, Time Out: 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. Read more
Gary Dauphin, Village Voice: Sharp, imaginative. Read more
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Once the team is assembled, Mystery Men kicks into high gear, with a steady blast of sophomoric humor that rarely lets up. Read more