Como Virei Super-Herói

The story starts out slow but soons grabs your attention and interest. I watched the English dub and it's decent in the least. A good mix of action, suspense and novelty in the superhero world.

While this cannot be compared to DC/ Marcel movies at all, it's an entertaining one and deserves your time. Recommended watch !

This was a great film! I watched the English dubbed version so maybe it made a difference vs those who watched with subtitles. Expectations could be another factor which has resulted, thus far, in what I think is a low rating (5.8, 23dec2021).

Another reviewer noted that it was very similar to Powers (2015) (6.7 rating) but done much better. Having seen that series, this was exactly what I was thinking as I viewed it. I agree - it was done much better.

In a world where a percentage of the population has long had some form of superpowers, the novelty has worn off. So the film doesn't try and wow the viewer with super-powered beings. It creates this world and draws the viewer into it - no novelty, no pizazz... just everyday life with a story line built around a drug that enhances non-powered individuals.

The result is a story that's lower key and can be compared to films like Code 8: Renegados (2019) and Power (2020). Like 'Code 8', superpowers are common place. Like 'Project Power', enhanced human abilities are achieved through an external source.

As much as I enjoyed the TV series and the two films linked here, I thought this film was the best of this particular set.

Would love to see this evolve into a franchise series with the same cast. Everyone was excellent in their roles: very real-world portrayals, humane, complex and engaging.

American superhero movies are all about cgi and saving the world. I had enough of that!

This movie stayed small, human. They are not superheroes, they are humans with powers, they have feeling, faults, everyday problems and that's why I like it.

Not awesome, but entertaining film about an alternative Paris where there are many (generally not so powerful) superheroes. Drug dealers are selling a new addictive made with... superhero blood! It makes users emulate the very same superpower for some time. Then, superheroes are being hunted. A policeman who loves candies, seems unruly and has a fruendship with a few former superheroes is the one who is designated to deal with crimes involving superheoes. A new partner will work with him, a policewoman, and their relationship did not start well. The rest of the story is well done, although predictable. Details are being added and they make sense. Pack Royal is a nice superhero team, and so is the relationship Moreau has with its members. I did not like the main villain, although his background story is interesting enough. Worth watching. I will deffinitely watch the sequel if Netflix makes it.

And it's a bonus that my French continues to improve as I am entertained by more and more interesting French movies. Interesting characters and plot line, I enjoyed following different story lines and solid production values. Let's hope we see a lot more of these "real" characters that seem more down to earth in a strange but familiar Parisian world.