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100Maybe it's no mystery how they did it, considering the aggregate comic talent, but this bunch achieves peaks of sublime nuttiness.
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80It's clever, amusing, clever, visually inventive, clever, well-cast .
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80One of those half-straight, half-spoof comic-book extravaganzas that don't ever work, and what's neat is that this one does--beautifully.
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The movie seems almost loving toward its characters, so much so that we can't help but fall for this gang of losers.
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78Gleefully, goofily over-the-top.
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75They're a ragtag assembly for sure, and the results aren't pretty. But on a simple mission of entertainment, they get the job done.
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75At long last, someone has crafted a worthwhile superhero spoof.
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This spoof's heart is genuinely warm.
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70Mystery Men gives proof that satire isn't dead.
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Mystery Men is wryly sentimental stuff, but it's also pretty sharp.
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70A terrific offbeat cast operating on one shared, loony wavelength.
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70A lightly entertaining, though not hilarious, film parody of comic book heroes.
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70Sharply written, with a lavish look and top-drawer effects adding to the appeal of its large and talented cast, pic achieves a nice balance of fondness and satiric snap, character laughs and goofy action.
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70The 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.
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67This hip send-up of the superhero lifestyle has a bunch of great comic bits from a group of great, eccentric talents, but not enough bourgeois discipline to see the story through.
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60This loving parody is steeped in comic book trivia and lore: The more you know, the more heartfelt your response to the film is likely to be.
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60At least the studio hired enough likable scene-stealing actors and comedians to carry the bloated carcass of this film over the course of two hours.
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60One half of a very funny movie, and half a funny movie is better than none.
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60A live-action cartoon without dramatic focus, a solid structure or discernible theme.
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50It's a long, shapeless, undisciplined mess, and every once in awhile it generates a big laugh.
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50The movie will disappoint people expecting a genuine superhero epic or an over-the-top spoof. But those in the mood for an offbeat satire with a gifted cast will have a surprisingly good time.
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50Mystery Men must have seemed magically goofy on storyboards, but has somehow turned into unappealing mush by the time it made it to the screen.
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50Mystery Men is supposed to be an action comedy, but there isn't nearly enough of either.
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50The characters are funny and the cast's characterizations right on, but the movie repeatedly lets them down.