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Comic Book Villains

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An elderly woman (Eileen Brennan) finds a large treasure trove of rare and valuable comic books in the belongings of her dead son. But when a stranger in town informs comic book store owner Raymond (Donal Logue) about the comics, the owners of a rival comic book store -- Norman (Michael Rapaport) and his wife, Judy (Natasha Lyonne) -- find out about them as well. Now Raymond and Norman and Judy will do anything to get the rare comics, including breaking the law.

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Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 07/30/2007
C-
Once the ante is upped to violence, about halfway through, the movie becomes entirely unfunny and tiresome. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/04/2005
3/5
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com 10/20/2002
3/5
If there's one saving grace of Comic Book Villains (and it's a big one), it's the eclectic group of cool indie actors populating the farce. Go to Full Review JoBlo JoBlo's Movie Network 09/04/2002
6/10
If you're a comic book fan, you definitely have to pick this puppy up. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Daniel M @MazzaQuePasa 07/28/2023 Terrible acting killed the movie and it had a very low budget feel, but the story was great with a good cast and I enjoyed the comic book talks and references throughout the movie See more 04/25/2021 5 stars because Cary Elwes!!! See more 07/06/2014 Good idea, lousy ending. See more 11/19/2013 As a fan of comics, I was interested in this. Basically, there are two rival shop owners and they are trying to get the 'holy grail' of some old collector who died and left all his comics from years of collecting in pristine condition. They try to buy it from his mom and do chores for her to win her over. Then the film goes from a fairly light comedy to full on Tarantino. It was such a tone change, that the second half of the film didn't do it for me and completely lost me. I like Tarantino films, but it was out of place here. Has a decent cast, but the tone change wrecked this. See more Michael B @BlackCloud13 11/15/2013 Interesting but flawed look into the world of comic book fanatics. The film starts with five minutes of expository voice over, then continues it as a crutch throughout. Does have a fine young cast. See more 11/14/2013 I was l looking for something to mindlessly watch. This over-achieved that mark. See more Read all reviews
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James Robinson

Director

Donal Logue

Raymond

Cary Elwes

Carter

Michael Rapaport

Norman

Natasha Lyonne

Judy

DJ Qualls

Archie
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Synopsis An elderly woman (Eileen Brennan) finds a large treasure trove of rare and valuable comic books in the belongings of her dead son. But when a stranger in town informs comic book store owner Raymond (Donal Logue) about the comics, the owners of a rival comic book store -- Norman (Michael Rapaport) and his wife, Judy (Natasha Lyonne) -- find out about them as well. Now Raymond and Norman and Judy will do anything to get the rare comics, including breaking the law.
Director
James Robinson
Producer
Holly Wiersma, Mike Elliott, Mark McGarry
Screenwriter
James Robinson
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Capital Arts Entertainment
Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Language|Drug Content|Violence)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 3, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 30, 2010
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)