A hero without powers...

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	• Hero at Large John Ritter, Anne Archer Warner Home Video, 2005 average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

An underdog film

I was but a wee lad of 9 years old when I saw this film at the theater. Even then, it captivated my attention and I understood the "message" of the movie. The message was that real superheroes are people that you meet and see in the streets every day; not just some muscle-bound person in a flashy costume. True heroes are ordinary people.

This is a glorious film with a feel-good, no...feel-great ending. John Ritter is supendous as a struggling actor who is suddenly thrust into greatness. The only problem is, the powers that be try to capitalize on this greatness and Ritter soon finds out that being a hero is not all it's cracked up to be.

This film is funny, charming, exciting, sad and heartwarming. Why are such beautiful gems of movie-making like this so often overlooked or forgotten?

Rent or buy this film! You will not be disappointed. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was that toward the last quarter of the film, the pace gets pretty slow, but the climax of the movie more than makes up for it. This is a movie the whole family can enjoy (just a few "minor" cuss-words).

"Who says 'nice guys finish last'?"

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John is a hero

The movie is great. It was very dark displayed on the television. I don't remember if the lighting was that dark in the theater.

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John Ritter's Best Role

One thing I hated about "Three's Company", was Jack Tripper being a wimp. He claimed to take karate lessons, in the Navy, but was beat up very easily (especially by women). This role shows how a "Jack Tripper", would fight for real.

Granted, John Ritter pulls some non-Tripper acting, but you can see some character in Steve Nichols. I was seven, when I saw the film. I begged my folks to see it, because of John Ritter and a superhero movie. While a little disappointed the character was an actor, and not a real superhero, John Ritter was still great. The best part of the film is a spoiler. If you don't want to know it, stop reading now.

Before Steve Nichols gives up the superhero role, he saves people from a burning building. He leaps down on the roof and goes inside. He saves the people and walks off with Anne Archer. A perfect ending, to a "realistic" movie.

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Quirkie

I saw this movie years ago. It is a little quirkie, but has a nice sappy ending, and I love sappy endings. Plus I think Anne Archer is sexy, so that always helps.

A hero without powers...

This movie was awesome. I just like the idea of the film it's funny and smart. It has a great moral to the story is that you don't have to wear a silly costume or have superpowers to be a hero. It's a good movie i recomend this movie to everyone.

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He's a superhero - with the tights and cape to prove it! Steve (John Ritter) a struggling New York actor costumed for a job posing as Captain Avenger at a movie premiere walks into a corner market...and into a holdup. One smash! boom! pow! later and the Big Apple is hailing Steve. Not as a hero. As a superhero. Reel life turns real for Steve in this comic charmer celebrating the hero in all of us. One of the most likable stars ever to grace large or small screens Ritter is hilarious and touching as a workaday guy who discovers righting wrongs is a whole lot of fun. So much that corrupt politicians want to cut in on the action and use Steve's fame to their own advantage. Will Steve cave to their scheme?This is a job for a superhero who knows right from wrong!Running Time: 115 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 012569675575

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