The Toxic Avenger
2023
*½
Director: Macon Blair
Cast: Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Julia Davis, Jonny Coyne, Elijah Wood, Kevin Bacon, Sarah Niles, Luisa Guerreiro, Jane Levy, David Yow, Shaun Dooley, Annette Badland, Rebecca O’Mara, Macon Blair
Winston Gooze, a cowardly single dad and janitor for a chemical corporation, falls into a pit of hazardous waste that transforms him into a grotesque superpowered mutant known as the Toxic Avenger. Macon Blair's remake of the 1984 cult classic delivers the expected dark comedy, superhero tropes, and over-the-top gore as Toxie confronts a corrupt businessman and violent thugs with his glowing mop. However, the relentless gore lacks invention, and the laughs are few and far between. The movie also looks awful.
