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Three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery. Soon, though, they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides.

Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The movie starts as a self-filmed documentary and the cinematography persists throughout the movie. I am not a fan of this type of cinematography but perhaps added a touch of realism and poignancy sought for the characters.

Clocking in at 1 hr 24 minutes, any longer and it could have gotten boring. Another example of how the down-trodden, bullied student cannot control or cope with new found power and popularity. It becomes predictable that nothing good is going to come of the gift of the new power.

This movie received an A- from Entertainment Weekly which is why I was interested in seeing it. Movies of this type are not usually rated that high. I am still not sure what they actually saw in this other than it certainly was a movie that focused on the frailty of the human condition.

Rating: 4 out of 5.