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Mystery Men. (McCormick's Quick Takes).


Mystery Men (MCA/Universal, 1999). The jokes in Kinka Usher's comic farce about seven wannabe caped crusaders aren't always super, but this Walter Mitty Wal·ter Mit·ty  
n.
An ordinary, often ineffectual person who indulges in fantastic daydreams of personal triumphs.



[After the main character in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber.
 of a film has its charms--most particularly its cast.

When archfiend arch·fiend  
n.
1. A principal fiend.

2. Archfiend The Devil; Satan. Used with the.
 Casanova Frankenstein. (Geoffrey Rush) captures Champion City's Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear), a motley crew of second-string superheroes Superheroes are fictional heroes who possess abilities beyond those of normal human beings.

Superheroes may also refer to:
  • Superheroes (band), a Danish pop/rock band
  • Superheroes (album), by American heavy metal band Racer X
  • Superheroes
 hopes to save the day.

The fork-tossing Blue Raja (Hank Azaria), temper-tantrum throwing Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller), dead pan Shoveller (William Macy), and femme femme  
adj.
Slang Exhibiting stereotypical or exaggerated feminine traits. Used especially of lesbians and gay men.

n.
1. Slang One who is femme.

2. Informal A woman or girl.
 fatale Bowler Janeane Garofalo) aren't exactly the League of Justice. Their best hope is to chuckle us to death. ***

PATRICK MCCORMICK, professor of Christian ethics at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.
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Author:McCormick, Patrick
Publication:U.S. Catholic
Article Type:Movie Review
Date:Jun 1, 2003
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