Henchmen

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Henchmen

Released Dec 7, 2018

1h 29m

Adventure

Comedy

Animation

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With dreams of being a supervillain, a wide-eyed comic book fanboy joins the Union of Evil and becomes a hardened henchman's apprentice.

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

[I]t's not just superhero fatigue that makes this feature feel generic and cheap - lively enough to keep young kids occupied, but preferably while parents are doing something more interesting in the next room.

Dec 25, 2020

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Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

Zippy (if slightly confusing)...

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 7, 2018

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James Croot

The Post NZ

It is hard not to like a film that takes the mickey out of superhero movies.

Dec 13, 2021

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Audrey Fox

JumpCut Online

Henchmen is a perfectly average animated film that isn't able to stand out in an overcrowded market.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 3, 2021

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Nathaniel Muir

AIPT

Not so much bad as it is generic, the movie does boast an outstanding voice cast. There are definitely laughs to be had, but the interesting premise is largely ignored.

Dec 23, 2020

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Cynthia Vinney

CBR

"Outside of stellar voice-work by an impressive cast, there's little to recommend Henchmen, which feels like its script was a few drafts short of being ready to commit to film.

Oct 19, 2020

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Overall, while Henchmen introduces a fun concept and a pleasing world of supervillains, I sadly found myself disengaged for the vast majority of this animated feature. The opening is promising, and the film includes some classic musical tracks, but once the plot gets underway, things fall downhill quite rapidly. Granted, younger cinemagoers will enjoy superhero themes, random jokes, slapstick humour, and fluff and burp gags. With such a wonderful line-up of voice actors, I hoped for something far greater than what ultimately felt dull in aspects of its visuals and main storyline.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/11/23

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Although the idea was there, and the animation style was actually pretty great and enjoyable, it's drowned down by a bland and generic script.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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It's a fun movie to watch with your kids. It isn't going to win any oscars but it serves it purpose as an entertaining kids film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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I thought it was very funny!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

It looks and feels like a mockbuster of Megamind that was a decade too late for anything to have any impact.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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It feels like a disney channel episode of miraculous

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Synopsis

With dreams of being a supervillain, a wide-eyed comic book fanboy joins the Union of Evil and becomes a hardened henchman's apprentice.

Director: Adam Wood
Producer: Luke Carroll, Aaron L. Gilbert, Brenda Gilbert
Screenwriter: Adam Wood, Jay D. Waxman, Bobby Henwood
Distributor: Entertainment One
Production Co: BRON Studios, Telefilm Canada
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 7, 2018, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Oct 9, 2020
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 9, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $47.8K
Runtime: 1h 29m

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