We can be heroes (4 Stars)

This is a Netflix original film which hasn't been released on disc, to the best of my knowledge. It's possible that it's been released in a country which doesn't have Netflix.

The film is clearly targeted at children. There are many details that are illogical or highly infeasible, but I should judge it through a child's eyes. My grandson Oliver sat watching it, and he was captivated. Normally he doesn't have the patience to sit through a full length film, but he couldn't look away for a moment. That means that it's only the third film he's ever watched after "Madagascar 2" and "Finding Nemo". I'll try to keep track of the films he watches as long as there are few enough for me to keep track of. There are other films that he began to watch but gave up before the end. I shan't include those in the list.

The American government has a group of super-heroes that are used to fight major crime and global disasters. Their children all have super powers, apart from Missy Moreno, whose father has control over magnetism. In an alien invasion all of the heroes are captured, so the children are hidden in an underground bunker for their safety. One of the children can foretell the future, and she warns them that the aliens will break into the bunker. The children break out of the bunker, led by Missy. She might not have any powers, but she's a natural leader. Or is leadership a super power?

The eleven children strike back at the alien invaders to free their parents and save the world.

Missy is the boss, with or without super powers.

As for the others, in alphabetical order:

A-Capella can move objects by singing.

Face Maker can change his face into any form.

Guppy can shape water into anything.

Noodles can stretch his arms, legs and neck. Not quite Mr. Fantastic.

Ojo can predict the future by drawing it. It's later revealed that she can also make things happen by drawing them.

Rewind and Fast Forward are twins who can roll back time a few minutes.

Slo-Mo moves in slow motion. That's a power?

Wheels sits in a wheelchair and has super intelligence. Plagiarism, anyone?

Wild Card has every possible super power, but only one at a time.

It's a fascinating film, which shows a different side of the talents of the director Robert Rodriguez. I strongly recommend it to anyone under the age of ten.