As a fan of “Sharkboy and Lavagirl,” when I saw “We Can Be Heroes,” I was interested. I didn’t have high expectations, as most know sequels to your favorite childhood movies aren’t always a good thing. Then again, “Sharkboy and Lavagirl” wasn’t the greatest movie when it first released. I don’t see it on anyone’s top ten favorite movie lists. But is it a cult classic? Absolutely.
With that in mind “Sharkboy and Lavagirl” is better than its successor. “We Can Be Heroes” didn’t even seem to try that hard to be good. The adult superhero team was a knockoff Avengers — it even had the classic alien invasion to match. The acting was forced and slightly exaggerated for both adults and kids.
On one hand, I get that we shouldn’t be too harsh, these are just kids. But on the other hand, we know there are good child actors. Look at Macaulay Culkin from “Home Alone,” the creepy kid from “Sixth Sense” or any of the children from “Stranger Things.”
But if you have kids you need to entertain or are simply looking for mindless entertainment that’s better than “The Real Housewives,” watch “We Can Be Heroes.” It does have pretty cool visuals and a great plot twist that might be worth the watch. The movie can be found on Netflix.
