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- Synopsis
- An unremarkable parking-enforcement officer living a low-key existence of solitary lunches in the park, lonely dinners at home, and superhero comics that at least afford him the quiet release of fantasy enrolls into a clinical trial for ......
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- Starring
- Michael Rapaport, Paul Blackthorne, Josh Peck, Robert Baker, Jack Kehler
- Director(s)
- Jeremy Passmore, Hal Haberman
- Distributor(s)
- Magnet Releasing
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 84 min.
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Critic Reviews
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites
Special recalls a minor-key "Donnie Darko," but its vision is much more limited, and it sinks into Indiewood cliché whenever it reaches for profundity.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Adam MarkovitzAdd Critic to Favorites
Thanks to Rapaport's brio in embracing the hero's drug-induced delusions, the movie is less a failure than a noble experiment gone awry.Read the full review
The New York Times | Nathan LeeAdd Critic to Favorites
Either way, it doesn’t quite go far enough as psychological study or cultural commentary.Read the full review
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Film Review: Special
11/21/08 Certain key scenes in Special take place in a comic-book store, frequented by the kinds of adolescents, as well as adults, who never grow out of that particular mindset—who will basically comprise the target audience for this film. | The Hollywood Reporter