Some movies exceed your expectations. Sky High, a movie about a high school for superheroes (and sidekicks), far exceeded my expectations. The adult actors, including Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, and Lynda Carter, were more famous than their younger counterparts. Despite being created as a kiddie movie, Sky High is both intelligent and interesting. The lessons we learn are important, and the way in which the messages are delivered is both creative and humorous.
My favorite part is a character named Royal Pain, who is revealed to be… well, not who we thought it would be. I won’t spoil it here, but that’s perhaps one of the more intelligent plot twists I’ve ever seen. Everything makes sense about Royal Pain: the actions come from a previous life incident, and the method also fits right in with everything else we know.
Amidst it all are some great effects, and interesting premise. I was excited to see a movie about a high school for superheroes. Early on, the pupils were divided into Heroes and Sidekicks. That’s what you’d expect to see at such a school, right?
Despite the depth to which I could go on about this movie, it is very light-hearted and action packed. Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston had great chemistry as the parents of the main protagonist. Though hardly in groundbreaking roles, both were excellent.
Overall, this was a fantastic movie. I highly recommend it to just about everyone, from young comic-book fans to anyone who can appreciate an intelligent plot.
