Comic Book Villains (2002)
Two opposing comic stores in the same town will stop at nothing to get hold of some rare comics from their elderly owner.
This was a third time viewing for me. Comic Book Villains could have been a great film along the lines of Clerks, but for all its funny lines and potentially great characters it barely raises a laugh and it soon becomes apparent the majority of characters are all rather unlikable.
The script, rather than being a masterclass of geek cool is actually pretty nasty in its portrayals of greed, betrayal and in the end, murder.
The film has a fine cast - Michael Rapaport, Cary Elwes, DJ Quaills, Donal Logue and Natasha Lyonne, but they all would have been better suited by Mallrats or Chasing Amy.
So in the end Comic Book Villains is a film of could have's, but its still watchable and will certainly hold your attention until the final reel.
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