Mirageman

2007 "He has no superpowers, just his fists and guts."
6.4| 1h30m| R| en
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After being brutally assaulted, an incident which also saw the death of his parents and the rape of his younger brother (which mentally scarred him to the point of having to be institutionalized), Maco Gutierrez has devoted his life to fitness and practicing martial arts to ensure his safety in the future.

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Also starring Ariel Mateluna

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Brightlyme i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.
Stephan Hammond It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
gunjackmokujin This film has poignant moments, is not a simple movie superheroes, has a great storyline. The director showed great potential and hopefully made ​​a sequel, the hero has a great charisma and great potential for a sequel. The Chilean film is to be congratulated, highly recommend it! Marko Zarkor showed an excellent performance in this movie, so much so that later worked with Robert Rodriguez in "Machete Kills". The film also contains fight scenes that simulate the old films of Bruce-Lee, for a low budget production, is to be congratulated It also has a scene of romance that includes the music of David Bowie- "Life on Mars" - chosen at a specific time, which produces a perfect scene. Regardless, shows little scenes shaped HQ that translates the perfect feeling of the film: the instinct of superhero. Other than that, we also have a helper funny,also have a funny helper showing a moment of comedy to the film , summarizing the movie in one word : Exceptional
Snusmumrikken I just saw this film 30th September 2009. I think it had some good fight scenes. This is an action packed film compared to the poorer Kiltro. It has many fight scenes. Marko actually hit and kicked the bad guys for real in this film. The only problem was, it was nearly all the times too difficult to see that. The camera angle's could have been better. As could the editing. I think they did too much of this quick cut editing.I think Marko actually punched too fast in some of the fights. He punched so fast i couldn't see them. I think they should have told him to slow down, so the viewers could actually see the punches. I didn't like the sound effect's they used for the punches. I think it literally lacked punch and bass. Other than that, it was good. I really liked the reporter in this film named Carol Valdivieso.I was just glued to screen every time she appeared. I love those fine dark brown eyes. What a looker!. But, one thing i didn't like was that she dyed her hair blond later in the film. I think she looked best with brown hair. So, if you was disappointed like me after watching Kiltro, you will be more happy to watch this film. As said, many more fights than Kiltro.
dbborroughs A bouncer in a club dons a mask and rescues a TV reporter who was attacked during a home invasion. She speaks on TV of his heroics and her desire to thank him. The bouncer thinks nothing of it, until he finds that his brother, who has been confined in a mental hospital since their family was attacked in a violent assault years before, has begun to come out of his shell as a result of the story. Making himself a costume he goes off to fight crime, going so far as to place an ad for those looking for help.I have no idea if this film is good or bad. Certainly its realistic, the fights carry a weight that no Hollywood film (or even Thai films like Ong Bok, which pride themselves on it being real) do. You feel the punches and the kicks. You also see the toll of the battles on our hero and how as a result he is forced to modify his costume and his tactics. The problem is that the realism creates a silliness that probably wasn't fully intended. Its silly because you see how ridiculous the notion of a superhero is. We see how hard it is to change into a costume, and are left to ponder what happens to the clothes we leave behind. I like the fact that the film shows plainly how silly superheroes are. But at the same time I'm not sure what I think of the rest of it. The performances are good and the story is fine, but for what ever reason the silliness and the cheapness overwhelms everything and makes it less. In all honesty I admire the film, but I don't know if I like it.Worth a look for action fans or for those who want a realistic look at what being a superhero would entail.
dimagic This is rational and perspective review:If created in US, this movie would be laughable, ridiculed by all, and reduced to its own special place on a shelf in your local video store. The main actor would receive invitation to be an extra in a movie directed by Dolf Lundgren, and from there he would slowly grow as an actor, until the highlight of his career will be playing a bodyguard for a villain in a movie directed by Uwe Boll.But since it's not, since this was created in Chile and has this special exotic smell, it goes to film festivals and gets screenings at the theaters. The main actor will still receive invitation to be in a Dolf Lundgren's movie, but that is not the point.The movie looks like an amateur action/martial arts movie, but actually has a little more to offer. The martial arts are good, and although it's not Tony Jaa good, the important thing is that it looks and feels very real. That is a first achievement. There are some funny scenes, sort of self humor, that have this WTF? potential and will make you laugh. Like when the Mirageman jumps from height to land bad on the hard asphalt, and then he rubs his foot, like it really hurt him. This small self humor is another achievement.The story is rubbish, of course, full with melodramatic moments and silly situations. The production value is very poor, some of the street scenes were filmed with hidden camera and the reaction of people is real.The Mirageman is not bold thematically, and mainly uses primitive and stereotypical tearful situations to awake some emotions in the viewer and create an empathy toward the heroic protagonist. You will find just a little complexity in this movie. But Mirageman explores some difficult issues too, like what people are capable of in order to get famous, the price of fame and what is it mean to be a hero and what are the reasons to be one. Overall the watching experience is very decent, and it even gets some big reinforcement by the ending, which is surprisingly good. The ending puts all the movie in the correct proportions, tights properly the plot, and delivers the movie as a good and solid product. The ending is the final and the biggest achievement.

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