Sky High (2005)
7/10
Sky High
12 September 2010
Warning: Spoilers
I had seen a trailer for this Disney superhero movie and thought it looked relatively entertaining, and it had a good leading star, so I thought I might as well see if I'd agree with the four star rating. Basically Will Stronghold (Michael Angarano) is the teenage son of superhero parents, father Steve aka The Commander (Kurt Russell) and mother Josie aka Jetstream (Kelly Preston), and he is getting ready to attend superhero high school, Sky High. He hasn't told his parents however that he hasn't discovered if he has any super powers yet, but his best friend Layla Williams (Danielle Panabaker), who has her power, is just as nervous about what to expect as him. Not long after arriving Will has encounter with Warren Peace (Steven Strait), son of both a hero and a villain in battle with each other, and then he and all the other students going through puberty see Coach Boomer (The Evil Dead's Bruce Campbell) who judges them to be either heroes or sidekicks. Even though he is branded as a sidekick, Will is developing a crush on senior student Gwen Grayson (Final Destination 3's Mary Elizabeth Winstead), and he does eventually find his power of super strength at a good time. Meanwhile there is a super-villain who has managed to sneak cameras into The Commander and Jetstream's secret area of the house where the Pacifier is hidden, and Royal Pain wants this to take over the school. It turns out to be Gwen is Royal Pain, and soon enough she starts zapping everyone with the Pacifier, which makes them all turn into babies so she can take them away with her. Only Will, Layla and the gang of other super kids branded sidekicks are left to save the day using their abilities to take the school back and stop the villain. In the end, Will discovers his ability to also fly, the villains are stopped, Will and Warren become friends, and Will and Layla become boyfriend-girlfriend. Also starring Lynda Carter as Principal Powers, Cloris Leachman as Nurse Spex, A Bug's Life's Dave Foley as Mr. Boy and Patrick Warburton as Royal Pain's Voice. The special effects go well with the cheesiness, the casting of actors like Russell, Preston and Campbell is just about interesting enough, it may be a little predictable at times, but with self-aware sending up, it is an entertaining family fantasy comedy adventure. Very good!
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