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- 2021
- PG
- Blue Fox Entertainment
- 1 h 28 m
- 2021
- PG
- Blue Fox Entertainment
- 1 h 28 m
Summary A teenage coding genius has just 30 days to create the world's greatest video game or his family loses everything. No pressure.
Directed By: A.J. Tesler
- 2021
- PG
- Blue Fox Entertainment
- 1 h 28 m
- 2021
- PG
- Blue Fox Entertainment
- 1 h 28 m
Hero Mode
46
User Score
Universal Acclaim
8.5
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Summary A teenage coding genius has just 30 days to create the world's greatest video game or his family loses everything. No pressure.
Directed By: A.J. Tesler
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
46
20% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
40% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
46
20% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
40% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Hero Mode might make some adult viewers roll their eyes or just groan with its misunderstanding of technology. But the screenplay offers up some genuine laughs along with a general sweetness making it great for viewers of all ages.
A lively saga about a young coding wizard who’s charged with saving his family’s gaming business, this celebration of old- and new-school creativity doesn’t break novel ground in any respect. Fortunately, though, its good humor, spry pacing and likable performances should appeal to its pre-high-school target audience.
As a heartfelt feel-good story about industrial espionage and how to win the right way, Hero Mode is charming if undemanding, and feels at least a little authentic to its milieu.
Hero Mode isn’t interesting enough to stand on its own, despite manic efforts by Astin and an amusing line here and there.
In addition to the latent sexism, unmitigated by Sorvino’s nothing of a mom role, there’s something insidious about the movie’s incompetence, and the accompanying belief that it’s good enough to entertain audiences of any age. It aspires to harmlessness, and fails.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 4 User Ratings
8.5
75% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 4 User Ratings
8.5
75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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