"Jeeg Robot" is part of a "super-hero" niche of movies that gains ground slow but steady lately, and I can say I like it more than the mainstream = Marvel + DC. To clarify, more stuff we have in this set: "Defendor", "Kick-Ass" (the first) and most probably others that I can't think of right now. Essential traits = the "super-hero" doesn't necessarily have super powers - or these are quite simple (no Ant-Man here), and is often more of an anti-hero until finds "the true call of doing good, saving the world, etc, and the rest" ... if he finds it. That's pretty much what we have here. Enzo Ceccotti doesn't like his life a lot, doesn't have friends, and he gains his daily dose of yogurt as a small crook. One day, being chased by some guys apparently worse than him, after taking a bath with some unknown potentially radioactive waste in the Tiber, he gets to be ... unbreakable and gains some extra strength in arms. Following that, we have some conflicts with the local gangs, a super-villain enters the scene, bombs, romance, drama, and others. The movie's funny, consistent, I'd say even touching here and there. The actors play their parts perfectly. Even the production design is surprisingly good for an indie. Something seems still missing, though ... But that's definitely not the Marvel logo in the intro :) ...
Rating: 4 out of 5
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