Sidekick

2005

1h 27m

Fantasy

Adventure

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100%

14 Reviews

Tomatometer

37%

250+ Ratings

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Norman (Perry Mucci) discovers a co-worker named Victor (David Ingram) has an amazing ability and helps train him as a real life superhero. As he watches Victor grow in power he comes to the realization that just because someone has extraordinary abilities does not mean they should be a hero.

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Great concept, very poorly executed. This is geared toward the comic book crowd about a comic geek who meets a potential superhero. So he trains him, hoping to be his sidekick one day. But he turns into a supervillain instead. Visuals, camerawork, acting, costumes, and much more needed a hell of a lot of work to pull this off.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Absolutely reeks of a low budget from its overacting actors to its downright garbage lighting to its lack of extras to its emo Linkin Park-style music. All that said and done, the script is solid. I can totally see why this has been optioned for a Hollywood remake.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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I liked the different take on the genre, a comic reader grooming a man with powers into becoming something more but the ending left a lot to be desired.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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What a waste of time. Nothing about this movie is good the acting is atrocious and the script is a joke. Boo!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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[font=Lucida Sans Unicode]Maybe you're not old enough to remember [i]The Power [/i]by Frank M. Robinson. ( I understand it's been updated and re-released - they tried to change some of the anacronysms.) That's not the point, really. The book had the most marvelous premise - someone with super powers uses them for ill (unlike X men, Superman, Spiderman, etc. ). The book was so memorable that, fifty years later, when I saw the Indie Movie [i]Sidekick, [/i]I immediately thought of [i]The Power.[/i][/font] [font=Lucida Sans Unicode][/font] [font=Lucida Sans Unicode][i]Sidekick[/i] is, admittedly, rough around the edges. I understand it was shot with a hand held camera. The acting is, at times, less than professional (except for Baldwin brother Daniel, who eerily sounds like his older sib Alec), and, because it was shot in Canada, several actors occasionally slip and say "aboot" instead of about. [/font] [font=Lucida Sans Unicode][/font] [font=Lucida Sans Unicode]But it moves along and engrosses the viewer and is blessedly short (87 minutes) at a time when movies are getting longer and longer. The writer(s) must have read Robinson's classic because the premise is similar. But now other elements are brought in - the comic book subculture of IT nerds, an exegesis of good versus evil, and the stereotypical corporate world.[/font] [font=Lucida Sans Unicode][/font] [i]Sidekick [/i]provides the perfect counterpoint to the current resurgence of superhero movies. Suffice to say, just as there were surprises in [i]The Power,[/i] there are surprises in [i]Sidekick. [/i]

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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david h

WOW, found this one in the super discount bin at the rental shop down the street. Amazing find. Great story, good acting, well produced for the budget.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Blake Van de Graaf

Director

David Ingram

Victor Ventura

Perry Mucci

Norman Neale

Mackenzie Lush

Andrea Hicks

Daniel Baldwin

Chuck

Julian Osen

Carson Fleming

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David Cornelius

eFilmCritic.com

Sidekick improves through every one of its later scenes, building and building to something wildly original.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 27, 2008

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

After seeing it, I wonder why someone didn't think of this particular idea before.

Rated: B

May 29, 2008

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Steve Rhodes

Internet Reviews

In a perfect antidote to this summer's pretentious, superhero extravaganzas, Sidekick is a sweet, indie spoof of the genre. ... It's consistently cute.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 21, 2008

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

One of the best superhero films I've ever seen...

Oct 6, 2007

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Chris Knight

National Post

A terrifically funny movie about a computer/comics nerd who learns of his co-worker's telekinetic powers and decides to train him.

Dec 29, 2006

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

A twisted superhero story that has reportedly been purchased for a big-budget Hollywood remake, though this indie version is certainly good enough for multiplexes.

Dec 29, 2006

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Synopsis

Norman (Perry Mucci) discovers a co-worker named Victor (David Ingram) has an amazing ability and helps train him as a real life superhero. As he watches Victor grow in power he comes to the realization that just because someone has extraordinary abilities does not mean they should be a hero.

Director: Blake Van de Graaf
Screenwriter: Michael Sparaga
Production Co: Victory Man Productions
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 12, 2017
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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