It is cold and wet so I decided to watch a DVD this afternoon. I have a few discs that I picked up in the bargain bin at the local video store for just such a day as this and the first one I pulled out of the box was Boy Wonder. Needless to say that immediately made me think of Batman's sidekick, Robin and, being out of the bargain bin, I guessed it might be some third-rate semi-superhero attempt at elevating Dick Grayson to some sort of solo role in the same vein as Batman. How wrong THAT was! It was WAY better than anything that would have been!
At first it was a bit hard to know what was going on (but that was probably me more than the movie! LOL) However as the story unfolded, I was increasingly reminded of the TV series, "Arrow." A quiet young man who witnessed his mother's murder has dedicated his young adulthood to finding the truth and avenging her. As often happens in such plots, along the way, Sean (the boy) runs into other low-life characters who like to throw their weight about on women and, since he's right on the spot, he deals with them - in no uncertain terms!
Quiet as Sean may be, he has spent a lot of time working on self- discipline and martial arts and fitness and so he is a lot more effective that one might, at first, expect. This results in some quite satisfying "rough justice" sequences that I found particularly enjoyable. This could have something to do with the very topical situation here in Australia where there have been (at least) a couple of nasty crimes in which rapists and pedophiles have been "treated humanely" (THAT'S a bloody joke!!!) by the judiciary prompted by bleeding-heart wowsers" and, after pathetically inadequate jail sentences, immediately on parole release, re-offended with young wives walking home from work have been murdered. We need a Boy Wonder here! (Actually, we need the reinstatement of the death penalty!)
I don't want to add any spoilers here but suffice to say that Sean has also educated himself and has a "special" little trick up his sleeve which he uses to great effect in the climax. I loved it!!
Zulay Henau as the leading actress was very endearing in a difficult situation as a new cop on her watch. I really hope we see more of her. If anyone, she reminded me a little of Eva Mendes. And, with a bit more experience, Caleb Steinmeyer (Sean) could easily become a big name star in the Bruce Willis-type roles.
Not a blockbuster by any means, Boy Wonder was an enjoyable way to spend a dreary winter afternoon.
At first it was a bit hard to know what was going on (but that was probably me more than the movie! LOL) However as the story unfolded, I was increasingly reminded of the TV series, "Arrow." A quiet young man who witnessed his mother's murder has dedicated his young adulthood to finding the truth and avenging her. As often happens in such plots, along the way, Sean (the boy) runs into other low-life characters who like to throw their weight about on women and, since he's right on the spot, he deals with them - in no uncertain terms!
Quiet as Sean may be, he has spent a lot of time working on self- discipline and martial arts and fitness and so he is a lot more effective that one might, at first, expect. This results in some quite satisfying "rough justice" sequences that I found particularly enjoyable. This could have something to do with the very topical situation here in Australia where there have been (at least) a couple of nasty crimes in which rapists and pedophiles have been "treated humanely" (THAT'S a bloody joke!!!) by the judiciary prompted by bleeding-heart wowsers" and, after pathetically inadequate jail sentences, immediately on parole release, re-offended with young wives walking home from work have been murdered. We need a Boy Wonder here! (Actually, we need the reinstatement of the death penalty!)
I don't want to add any spoilers here but suffice to say that Sean has also educated himself and has a "special" little trick up his sleeve which he uses to great effect in the climax. I loved it!!
Zulay Henau as the leading actress was very endearing in a difficult situation as a new cop on her watch. I really hope we see more of her. If anyone, she reminded me a little of Eva Mendes. And, with a bit more experience, Caleb Steinmeyer (Sean) could easily become a big name star in the Bruce Willis-type roles.
Not a blockbuster by any means, Boy Wonder was an enjoyable way to spend a dreary winter afternoon.