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We can be Heroes(2020)- Review

We can be Heroes(2020)- Review


We can be Heroes is a superhero film, a standalone sequel to The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005). In a world that is protected by superheroes ‘Heroics Program’, Missy Moreno (YaYa Gosselin) is a quiet & introvert girl who likes to be in the shadows, her father Marcus Moreno (Pedro Pascal) once the leader of all the heroes, now stays low and away from being a hero as he has promised to Missy to do so. On a dreary morning earth is attacked by aliens much powerful than all the heroes combined. To fight them Marcus has to break his promise and pick up his sword once again. But to no avail he along with all the heroes are captured by the aliens. Meanwhile before Marcus goes to the battleground Missy is transported to the Heroics Headquarters where she is kept with children of other heroes, they are children but all with their own set of superpowers, unlike Missy who doesn’t have any. The Heroics program is headed by Ms. Granada (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) who orders the ‘super kids’ to stay put in the headquarters as their parents have been captured. With the defenders of earth now fallen it is up to their kids to save their world from an alien takeover.

The movie even with its rudimentary plot is still able to throw a few surprises no viewer would be expecting. The post-production work is not great but at a satisfactory level one would expect from a movie where people fly. As far as positives go that’s about it.

Priyanka Chopra Jones starts off bad and gets even worse as the film continues. It is unclear what the target audience of the movie is with it trying to emulate a few aspects of the MCU and at the same time displaying a juvenile storyline with even more childish scenes. Robert Rodriguez doesn’t do anything worthy of mentioning. The story reminds the viewer of Sky High (2005) with a couple of its sub-plots. The background score too was abysmal & unnecessary. With great performances in the recent past, even Pedro Pascal can’t make the movie remotely worthwhile to watching.

Netflix most certainly would have better projects to put its resources into but it is still went on to make this, who know why. We can be Heroes is one of the worst way to spend your well-awaited evening of enjoyment. No one should waste their time watching this awful production. If you stare at the wall for two hours it will still be better use of time than watching this movie.

Acting- 4

Casting- 5

Cinematography- 6

Dialogue- 4.5

Directing- 5

Editing & Effects- 6.5

Sound & Music- 3

Story- 3

Storytelling- 5.5


Rating- 4


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