User Reviews

A creative and affecting take on the superhero short film. Chris Notarile does a fine job exploring a man's love through the fantasy of a drug addicted woman. Nick Grock and Johanna Telander portray the couple and give strong, committed performances. Telander is both vulnerable and tragic as a woman fighting addiction and Grock once again (as he did in Die Laughing)makes a most believable Superhero with an effective blend of strength and down to earth realism. I really like the sub-text in this script in regard to "the hero that lives in all of us" and how that heroism is unleashed to reach out to one that we love. Nice work by all involved!

A man's love and concern for his girlfriend takes on the manifestation of a costumed superhero in her troubled mind as the woman goes through withdrawal and confronts her inner demons while struggling with drug addiction. This poignant short offers another sterling example of writer/director/cinematographer Chris R. Notarile's increasing growth and maturity as a filmmaker: Terse, subtle, and to the point, Notarile wisely eschews any preaching or lurid melodramatics by simply illustrating how people suffering from drug addiction are frequently in denial about their problem and can only effectively get help when they admit to both themselves and others that said problem exists. Moreover, there's a lovely and touching central message about how true heroes are people who care about you and are there for you when you need them most no questions asked. Given extra strength by the exceptional lead performances by Nick Grock and Johanna Telander (the latter brings a heart-rending vulnerability to her part and also sings the haunting song that plays during the ending credits), gorgeous cinematography, and an uplifting conclusion, this quietly powerful little number is well worth seeing.