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I put off watching this film for so long because of all the negative reviews on here but I've just finished watching it and felt compelled to log on here and tell you all just how much I enjoyed it and don't listen to all the negative reviews. I don't know what those people were expecting, maybe they prefer those awful Marvel Avengers films instead, in which case, I have no empathy with such people because I hated those.

This is a nice little film with no huge budget, it didn't need one, it doesn't rely on effects and its not really a superhero film in that way. It's just a nice understated feel good film about a hopeless dullard who just happens to be the world's only superhero. I laughed or chuckled out loud more than three times and had plenty of moments were it just made me smile. It had a few familiar faces, the lead was recognisable to me from the series 'Derek', which I have to point out how much I hated that show so as not to tarnish the quality of my opinion. I enjoy everything Ricky Gervais has ever done with the exception of that show, Extras and the Office were amazing but Derek is the worst ordeal I've ever voluntarily put myself through. Sorry to go through that in more detail than was probably necessary, but yeah, the lead guy had a small role in that and this film is good and I recommend you see it.

After watching the trailer I thought this was going to be the typical crap with all the cool shots in the trailer. The second statement is true. The first one isn't.

I'm a regular rater and this is probably my first review. I feel the urge to write a positive review because this is the first time I've seen something different in a while. And it's also an independent production. It needs to be known. Superbob rocks.

This is what Hancock wished to be. This movie has a real plot and real characters. For punches watch a DC/Marvel one. For story watch this. It's a simple one, very heartfelt and enjoyable.

Not what i expected from a superhero movie. And to be honest.. i dont like romcoms.. but this one is funny and romantic.

I had a good time.

It's a cute film which is often quite witty and humorous. I really enjoyed it. The lead actor is an absolute delight.

It seems from the other reviews that fans of Brett Goldstein enjoyed this film. I don't know him, so for me it was okay not great. I am a fan of other British comedies and romcoms like Run, Fat Boy, Run. But this movie for me was a bit boring. From watching the trailer it didn't seem to me that the whole movie was going to be in this reality TV, documentary style. That was the first turn off for me, I think if they'd just done it as a normal movie it might have been more interesting but that mockumentary style is so over done. 2nd for me was the Bob character, yes he's an everyman kind of guy but he isn't a sympathetic character just pathetic. He's also annoying especially that high pitched voice. I could hardly stand to listen to him through the whole movie. There's nothing to empathize with or relate to for me. I kept waiting for him to win me over and it never happened. I think if there was someone like Richard Ayoade in that role it would have been different, he's got a weird voice and he's geeky but he's easy to empathize with. I usually enjoy watching Catherine Tate but I feel like she was underused and her talents wasted in the film. But if you're looking for a romcom that is a little different you might enjoy this movie.

A different look into the life of a superhero. Good performances and bunch of fun. It'll probably make you smile!

I had high hopes for this film and really *wanted* it to be good. But within the first 15 minutes I knew I was in trouble.

The storyline is all over the place, the characters are terrible, and it's generally an awkward film to watch.

The script reminded me of a high school production. Maybe it was mostly ad-libbed. Or maybe they spent all the budget on Catherine Tate and so couldn't afford a Script Editor.

How bad is it? I actually think "Condorman" (1981) is a better film on a similar subject. That's how bad!

"SuperBob" is not "Shaun of the Dead". It's not "Monty Python". And it's certainly not "hilarious".

But at least it's only 82 minutes long.

Finally had an opportunity to enjoy this film! (Special thanks to The Divine Ms. Jayde's review on Films To Be Buried With for hyping it up)

Brett Goldstein is great as the good hearted and subtly lonely hero which is likely exactly how a regular guy hit by a meteor and turned superhero would be.

Catherine Tate as the hard nosed boss never fails to deliver dry humored one liners. (A stark contrast from Donna Noble but still a pleasure to watch)

I laughed, I had a little cry, I got the warm and fuzzies. Goldstein could literally read the back of a crisps bag and I'd probably find it fascinating. Cannot say enough about how much I treasure that man and his creativity.

If you're here for Roy Kent, you aren't going to find him. But you will find a somewhat gooey centered man who can fly. What's not to like? Watch this film!

One of those films, you'll either love it or hate it. Personally for me, the funniest thing was the trivia on this webpage.

If you cast your mind back to the 1970s we had spoofs like super gran, bananaman and super kid.

They were primarily aimed at eight year olds, where actual comedy was replaced with clumsy foolishness in a step which was the one above slapstick. Comedy, like technology evolves, and while we look back at these things with a nostalgic reverence, we often find that trying to reproduce that type of innocence in a world where society is more adult...it just fails, always.

I'm so disappointed as I love most of the cast, especially Catherine Tate. So when I saw this listed on Amazon Prime, I jumped at the chance to watch it. I wondered how I had never heard of it? That reason was quickly was revealed, the promoters probably watched its final cut and went...".lets play this one down, lets not spend any more on advertising...we've wasted enough money."

The Superbob character is depicted as a bit of a failing man, one with no personality. I think one of the "jokes" was when someone who had encountered him describes her disappointing experience, she says "he's a bit of a dullard". Which could possibly be the greatest achievement in this film, as they portrayed the main character as a dullard so well, so accurately...that the film was unwatchabley dull. I had to turn it off. 30 minutes of my life that on my death bead I will cry....please...in the name that is all just, at least give me those 30 minutes back!

It has one joke...the 70sesq concept of a useless superhero...and then they just show that as a sequence of events in the already grotesqly overdone documentary format.

There's sections of the bible with more up to date material than this.

I hadn't heard about this film until the other night. I had high hopes of a great cinematic journey! It was like watching a film when my Dog accidentally hits the slow motion button! To be honest, I hate when people give bad reviews. They explain the music score, costume validity or cinematography. When I've enjoyed the film personally. However I tried my best to stay focused 😳KiKi left the room and being ill, accidentally messed in the hallway. I went to clean it up and was actually more interested in that than movie. Staring at a pile of dog pooh was more interesting. This is a very harsh review to be honest. It is a true story though and I'm not a film critic.

I tried. I can laugh and almost anything. No humour here. Lucky to get a chuckle. Just cringy.

REALLY dull, lackluster movie, of mostly various people bickering. I couldn't get into the story because of it. I'm sure there are better, similar films out there.

SuperBob is a mockumentary of a day in the life of a postman in Peckham who was transformed into a superhero when struck by a meteorite.

Bob Kenner (Brett Goldstein) now works for the Ministry of Defence as a superhero and finds saving lives is a bureaucratic nightmare.

The Americans are jealous that Bob is British and wants him labelled as a weapon of mass destruction.

Bob though feels like a loser. He is a loner looking for love despite being able to fly and save lives.

He fancies the local librarian June (Laura Haddock) but ends up getting together with his acerbic Columbian maid Doris (Natalia Tena.) She is in Britain to earn enough money to build an orphanage back in Columbia.

This is a low budget film with too much obvious attempt to have quirky British humour. It fails to soar because it does not have much of a plot, it is also not really funny.

Catherine Tate is irritating as Bob's boss in the Ministry of Defence. Brett Goldstein who also co-wrote the script comes across as too flat in the lead role. He just seemed wrong in the lead role. I have seen him in a sitcom called Uncle where he was lot better as the rival boyfriend.

This is such a funny movie. This is the British take on Hancock. I will definitely recommend this movie to others.

The idea of a mild-manner postman becoming a superhero and taking all of his personality flaws with him makes for a great story. Normally we think that with the extra powers confidence will come along with it but that is not the case for Bob. Bob can't even get a date and he is the personal jar opener for a unionized security guard charged to protect Bob's life.

The "girl-friend" is stereotypical "Colombian" but she balances the "loser" persona of Bob.

Cute and funny a must see movie for the flip side of Marvel and DC characters.

I hadn't heard about the 2015 British comedy titled "SuperBob" prior to sitting down to watch it. But I was expecting it to be a funny movie at least, especially since British comedy tends to be something I enjoy.

Well, I managed to endure a staggering and mind-numbingly 30 minutes into the ordeal that is known as "SuperBob" and I gave up. Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing of any interest had happened in that time. And the storyline was so mundane and pointless that it was hard to keep watching it and have an active interest in the movie. And little did it help that the characters were simply pointless and unappealing.

I don't know what writer and director Jon Drever was attempting to accomplish with this 2015 movie, but it utterly failed to captivate my interest, much less prove any entertainment for me.

This was a massive swing and a miss, and I know for a fact that I am not going to be returning to give "SuperBob" a second chance. This movie was just not anything remotely within the scope of my humor or interest.

My rating of the movie is a generous two out of ten stars, based solely on the production value of the movie.

I'm very annoyed by this movie because the premise is actually good but they completely dropped the ball every step of the way.

The lead actor is not remotely funny and in fact is annoying to have to watch and listen to. He's not believable or likable.

The story is stupid with a bunch of talking heads delivering bad jokes. There's tons of dialogue but none of it is ever funny and it's seldom even remotely interesting.

There's a couple charming moments but overall this is a much too long, sappy story with a very predictable ending. We didn't enjoy this one at all.

A waste of time for Catherine Tate.

Sorry but this film needed a great deal of improvement, it started very slow, and my son and i lost interest not even half way into it. I felt it was very poorly made, and looked very low budget , even though Catherine Tate was in it. My son and I watch loads of movies, and we both feel this was another in the category of not much of a story line, and very poor humour. For this film to even be considered a comedy , it needs much more thought and better characters. We felt that it was a bit of an insult to the actors, and the story line is totally ridiculous. We both watched well over half the film with not so much of a smile . Sorry to say this but i don't thin k this one will stand the time test .

A really quaint comedy. Brett Goldstein is so watchable. I recently saw him doing stand up in London and he was excellent so was really pleased to see he had the lead in a film.

A heads up for those wanting a marvel/dc actioner this is not it.

The characters, even those with one lines are just brilliant and there is a real warmth and feeling to the film. It reminded me in essence of Hunt for the Wilderpeople. A comedy that doesn't try too hard for laughs and as such achieves even more authentic ones.

Leaves you with a smile on your face.

I just can't believe this didn't get more attention or a wider initial release.

Strangely enough Brett was in "Derek" on the BBC and this does have a similar balance of humour, sentimentality (and I mean that in a positive way) and good natural acting.

Well done

A beautiful love story told without being too soppy or wet. A fun super hero story told without big set pieces. A film that goes from laugh out loud funny to genuinely heartbreaking in a beat. Wonderfully stuff.

Great, original british comedy. Brett & Catherine work great together