Henchmen

2018
1h 29m

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5.1/10

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Jane Krakowski, James Marsden, Rosario Dawson, Brian Drummond, Craig Robinson, and Thomas Middleditch in Henchmen (2018)

One night when a Henchman and his new intern are assigned to do janitorial work in the supervillain museum, the newbie accidentally puts on a dangerously powerful supervillain suit and a race against time begins to get him out of the suit before he turns into a supervillain.

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When the world is threatened by an evil supervillain, a teenager and his mentor team up to stop him.When the world is threatened by an evil supervillain, a teenager and his mentor team up to stop him.When the world is threatened by an evil supervillain, a teenager and his mentor team up to stop him.

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IMDb RATING

5.1/10

751

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Lester
(voice)

James Marsden

Hank
(voice)

Rosario Dawson

Jolene
(voice)

Alfred Molina

Baron Blackout
(voice)

Will Sasso

Gluttonator
(voice)
…

Nathan Fillion

Captain Superior
(voice)

Rob Riggle

Biff
(voice)

Jane Krakowski

Jane
(voice)

Craig Robinson

Stew
(voice)

Bobcat Goldthwait

Jackalope
(voice)

Brian Drummond

Old Doug
(voice)
…

Bobby Henwood

Yakov
(voice)
…

Ashleigh Ball

Terri Murphy
(voice)
…

Kazumi Evans

Donavon Stinson

Nick of Time
(voice)
…

Ian Hanlin

Slap Happy
(voice)
…

Andrew Toth

Chet
(voice)
(as Andy Toth)

Donny Lucas

Brutus
(voice)

Director
- Adam Wood
Writers
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The disclaimer for the Union of Evil reads WARNING: Contrary to the previous statement, the quote/unquote strings are no (sic) only attached, but are plentiful. Each and every citizen residing in Supervillain City must extend to the Union of Evil no less than ten (10) years of service. During which, the Union will not be held accountable to repercussions of revenge or monetary gain in the likely event of harm or the even likelier outcome that a painful death should befall upon you. Forms of such harm include, but are not limited to: superhero attacks, broken bones, loss of limbs, loss of broken bones found within limbs, constipation, results from prolonged exposure to radioactivity, shin splints, gluten allergies, forgetting how to ride a bicycle despite people constantly telling you it's not possible, paper cuts, a sudden interest or love of soft jazz, sore throat - you know what, it's essentially everything. Alright? Listen, if we say "jump" you say "how high." If we say "bye" you say "Felicia," if we say "be a potato" you say nothing because potatoes don't speak. Just do as you're told, don't sue the Union of Evil, and expect to die a horrible death. Cool.

Quotes
Lester: I can't believe that you are my mentor!
Hank: Yeah. Neither can I.

Connections
References Friday (1995)

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Political correctness dictates henchmen want to be heroes, too

The "interesting henchmen" idea has been tackled by the successful "Despicable Me" movies - what could go wrong with a revival? Well, apparently a lot.

While "Minions" gave lovable identities to the henchmen, in "Henchmen" they're back to being anonymous and disposable. Except the handful of storyline henchmen, which are so nauseating helpful you'll keep wishing for more screen time of the arrogant superheroes.

After just 20 passable minutes (the original was a short) they run out of ideas and start ripping off one of the most memorable scenes from "Kung Fu Panda". It might be a merciful clue to leave the theatre. From there, it's only downhill with a betrayal of every possible promising idea. Including the basic premise that the bad guys always give it their best and should win for once - but this villain is just bland and erratic.

The director Adam Wood has worked his way up in the animation departments of various Pixar gems. This is the first movie he wrote and directed, and it proves he should have stuck with his old job. It's unbelievable he didn't remember how "Toy Story" featured an interesting oddball team, or how "Monsters, Inc" excelled with the charming "the bad guys are the good guys" story.

Look at the trailer to check out the animation style, then give it a miss.