The clearest thing for me is making the two leads as competent an actor as possible. (oracleoffilm.com)
While sporting an impressive cast of competent actors and a blank check of a budget to spend on sets and special effects, first - time director Kinka Usher and screenwriter Neil Cuthbert (The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Hocus Pocus) seem to do everything they can to make Mystery Men the most painfully unfunny and unoriginal comic book flick done since Batman and Robin. (qwipster.net)
In the hands of merely competent actors, the scene would already be heartbreaking, but Teller and Woodley are so masterful in their roles that the moment feels absolutely vital — Aimee's words pulsating with an excitement that's destined to be crushed by Sutter's inner demons. (cinemixtape.com)