Fresh
Fitzgibbon's cast is excellent, and the movie's animated interludes liven up what could've been thoroughly pat.
Noel Murray, AV Club
Death of a Superhero
When time is precious living can't wait
2011 · 1h 37m · Not Rated
Drama
Directed by
Ian Fitzgibbon
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Death of a Superhero
Overview
A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.
Director and cast
- Ian Fitzgibbon Director
- Andy Serkis as Dr. Adrian King
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Donald Clarke
- Michael McElhatton as James Clarke
- Sharon Horgan as Renata Clarke
- Aisling Loftus as Shelly
- Ronan Raftery as Jeff
- Sean Duggan as Teacher
- Enda Oates as English Teacher
- Emma Eliza Regan as Morna
- Jessica Schwarz as Tanya
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Pic sidesteps cloying sentimentality and heavy-handedness with the help of a solid cast.
John Anderson, Variety
Fresh
Much of this film quickly vanishes from memory, but there's some gold here. That's pretty much the message about life itself in "Death of a Superhero."
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Fresh
Charming, raunchy and improbably uplifting.
Andrew Lapin, NPR
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