I can remember watching Mystery Men in college and spending hours on the floor laughing my guts out…this time around, almost 8 years later, I found myself giggling a few times and for the most part, scratching my head in curiosity as to why I thought this was so funny. I still think it’s one of the most underrated Ben Stiller comedies out there, but still, it didn’t blow me away comedic wise. The characters are probably the funniest part of the movie, with their distinguishable “powers” and individualistic takes on the anti-heroes they were. I really love The Simpsons’ Hank Azaria as The Blue Raja, a mid-30’s-still-living-at-home-with-mom nerd who takes on a British accent and is the master of forks. Genius! Greg Kinnear as Captain Amazing was a great role as well, portraying the over-the-top Superman-ish good guy, yet who was so much into his image that he attained sponsors that he wore like Nascar racers on his costume…brilliant!

If it comes on TV on a Saturday afternoon with nothing else to do, I’d probably watch it again, but it’s not worth the money for a rental, and it may only foster a low spot on your Netflix queue.

Content Warning: It’s a pretty clean movie, PG-13 for comic violence and some crude humor involving flatulence. In today’s standards, that’s a pretty clean movie.