Cast: Pio Marmaï , Vimala Pons , Leïla Bekhti , Swann Arlaud , Benoît Poelvoorde , Farid Afifi , Mehdi Boudina , Gilles Cohen , Léonie Souchaud , Clovis Cornillac , Marc David , Carl Ernouf
Plot: While superheroes have assimilated into Parisian society, a new drug gives super powers to mere mortals.
My Movie Review: The movie is such a mostly playful take on the superhero story as showing a modern-day Paris where superheroes are common and mostly around living within daily life:) The idea of a society in which superheroes and ordinary citizens coexist quite naturally is not entirely original or drugs give people powers has been done before' as detective solving things! If you just read the synopsis, you would probably think that it was some kind of rip-off of the Jamie Foxx movie "Project Power" as a mysterious substance that gives otherwise ordinary individuals special abilities sound pretty much like the same plot but it's execution is more fun:) Despite my initial comparison with "Project Power" you can also compare it with "The Boys", this new Netflix superhero movie is a lot less crude and brutal than "The Boys" and has a lot of room to breath cause its not that crowded unlike the rest of superhero mostly team-up movies! It lacks some world building but provides an intriguing story with a light hearted undertone this would be a welcome addition to the superhero genre if the producers expand on this world and release sequels that will given enough time to sympathize with the main characters & the story!
Critic Reviews: How I Became has decent intrigue that turns into explanatory backstory, plus incorporation of the superhero thing to illustrate a psychological gamut...While the story does take a little bit to develop, the film injects so much life into the final act, and it holds certain moments that allow it to feel fresh. The Belgian actor and comedian Benoit Poelvoorde is a delight here as Monte Carlo, channeling a pleasantly soused David Niven. How I Became A Superhero has an interesting premise that it doesn't seem interested in fully fleshing out, leading to what feels like half a film. How I Became a Super Hero is entertaining, funny, and genuinely engaging. While the story itself has its fair share of originality, some of the tropes are way past the point of exhaustion. The shared notion of superheroes living among us and their enhanced abilities dominating popular culture isn’t the only thing How I Became a Superhero has in common with an episodic series like The Boys. While it identifies as a standalone film, in its pacing and structure this feels much more' like the pilot to such prestige television program:)
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