Good afternoon, Cadets! I hope everyone enjoyed the review of the Redeemers, it was a lot of fun getting feedback from you all! Today I will be reviewing the independent hero drama, 'Boy Wonder.' The movie was written and directed by Michael Morrissey and starred Caleb Steinmeyer and Zulay Henao. I'm going to attempt to make this as spoiler free as possible.
The movie starts out strong with a look into the past of the main character, Sean Donovan. His personality is established as extremely smart and athletic but withdrawn from his peers. He has yet to begin to become a vigilante and seems to have a method to the mayhem he is about to unleash. You also meet the leading lady, Detective Teresa Ames, a very by the book cop who knows how to play the politics of her job. The way in which the characters meet is rather ingenious. It appears all the key characters are effectively established within the first fifteen minutes.
One thing that was an interesting theme was the music that lead into the flashbacks of Sean's past at the beginning third of the film and the significance of how it was done. The build-up to the first confrontation was well done without a frame wasted.
In the first fight the camera-work was a bit frantic but in retrospect I think I know why. This was his first fight as a vigilante and he was bound to be more flustered than his usual calm self and the quick changes and cuts may have been a way to show how the character was feeling and what was going through his mind. As the movie progressed the camera calmed more and more as did Sean. There was also a definite theme to the 'bad guys' he was choosing to go after.
Detective Ames was no slouch either, unlike most cops in movies she was able to piece important information together right away and proved mentally formidable to Sean. She was possibly one of the most realistic Hollywood cops I've ever seen, married to the job and determined to prove her worth.
As the movie and story progressed I was happy to see the one thing most super-hero movies forget; character progression. There were leaps and bounds in the characters' personalities and actions from when you first meet them to the end of the film and I admit I was awe-struck. There were minimal to zero loopholes in the story and every scene that was shown was vital to the story. The humor injected into it was well timed using uncomfortable yet believable situations without relying on cheesy puns or slapstick. The way everything tied together was inspiring to say the least.
Before the screening at C2E2 I got the chance to meet the actors and Mr. Morrissey and I really enjoyed talking with them. All of them were humble and polite and really loved what they were doing. The promotion of having people dressed as Sean with the black face paint was brilliant and eye catching as was the art and tagline. I would say that this is a movie I want to show everyone, the writing was brilliant and the dialogue was delivered with amazing skill. The only thing I would like to see improved upon is the 'bad guys' dialogue, there was a heavy reliance on cursing and considerably less imaginative speech compared to the rest of the movie. The action scenes were brutal and yet simple. When 'Wonder Boy' comes out on video I will be adding it to my collection for sure. Please visit the official site at www.boywonderthemovie.com.
Geek rating: 9 out of 10 fanspazzes
I hope you all found this review enjoyable and informative as I feel it should be relevant to your interests. This is War Kitten signing off and reminding you that just because it looks like a sheep and sounds like a sheep, be suspicious because that's how the wolf got Red Riding Hood.
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