It seems obvious to even the most casual viewer of modern television that the commercials for the new movie Push are trying to capitalize on the popularity of the television series, Heroes. There are certain special people with extraordinary powers that are being pursued by a secret agency trying to capture and control these super powers. The ‘heroes’ must learn to use their powers and fight together to defeat their nefarious foes.

I managed to get through the first episode of the second season of Heroes before being bored and confused too much to make the time investment and continue to watch. Push is contained in a two hour movie and moves fast enough to keep everyone’s attention. It feels like a movie based on a book because of a lot of extra back story and brief glimpses into a wider story. Even though the movie stands on its own and is an original work, it is obviously set up for a potential sequel. I hear that a comic book prequel is already in the works.

I enjoyed the movie as a whole but it could have been a little better. It’s hard to put a specific detail as having been the one that failed to make the movie gel. Something about it was just a little sub-par.

Glad I saw it, though. And better than I expected. I guess that’s the benefit of not expecting too much.