Super 2010 -

is a darkly comedic superhero film directed by James Gunn (of Guardians of the Galaxy

While Rainn Wilson gives a career-defining performance as a man teetering on the edge of sanity, the supporting cast is electric. Liv Tyler is heartbreakingly vulnerable, and Kevin Bacon is having the time of his life as the slimy, surprisingly likable villain. super 2010

Even the Super Bowl itself felt "super." The New Orleans Saints, a team ravaged by Hurricane Katrina just five years prior, defeated the Indianapolis Colts. The onside kick by Thomas Morstead to start the second half was the ballsiest play in Super Bowl history. is a darkly comedic superhero film directed by

But Super is a tragicomedy in the truest sense of the word. It swerves from slapstick to heartbreaking drama without warning. It is a character study of a man who cannot process the complexities of the real world, so he retreats into a black-and-white fantasy. It is a critique of the "heroic male savior" trope that subverts expectations at every turn. The onside kick by Thomas Morstead to start

: A man who believes he is chosen by God to fight evil using a pipe wrench as his primary weapon.