Fresh
I just thought it was a cool indie film with a great leading performance from an actor we don't usually get to see in a lead.
Ben Lyons, At the Movies
Special
He's not your ordinary superhero.
2006 · 1h 21m · R
Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Hal Haberman
,
Jeremy Passmore
Overview
A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
58%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The premise is intriguing, and the film is occasionally amusing, but it feels stuck between a completely satirical farce and an aching drama.
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
Rotten
Rappaport does a yeoman's job in this tonally confused oddity.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Fresh
It may not be perfect, but this under-the-radar indie from Hal Haberman and Jeremy Passmore is smart enough to leave you glad you found it.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Rotten
Ultimately it adds little to our understanding of the curious return of the superhero as our paradigmatic pop archetype.
Nathan Lee, New York Times
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