Sunday, August 28, 2005

From the desk of The Movie Snob:

Sky High (B). After the creeps and shocks of The Skeleton Key and Grizzly Man, I was more than ready for some light-hearted family fare. I figured good old Kurt Russell would deliver, and I was right. In the vein of The Incredibles, this movie is about a family in which the mom and dad (Kelly Preston, Russell) just happen to be superheroes. And not just any superheroes: Jetstream (who can fly) and The Commander (who has super strength) are two of the most famous superheroes around. This would probably be tough on any kid, but for their 14-year-old son Will, it’s a particularly heavy burden to bear—because he doesn’t seem to have any superpowers of his own. Nevertheless, he gets sent off to Sky High, a high school for children of superheroes, where he promptly gets placed in the "sidekick" track instead of the "hero" track. The observations about the cliqueishness of high school are both smart and amusing, and the messages (don’t let newfound popularity go to your head, never forget who your real friends are) are no less wholesome for being a little timeworn. A soundtrack full of remade 80's tunes doesn't hurt either. Good clean fun for the whole family.

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