Post by fifthhorseman on Nov 14, 2011 14:10:09 GMT -5
PLOT SUMMARY:
Family battles family in this unconvential superheroic thriller. The film starts with the shooting death of David Knight (Jon Hamm), the current Starman. Shortly after, Ted Knight (James Cromwell) is hospitalized after narrowly escaping an attempt on his life as well. He is visited by his son, Jack (John Cusack), who had, in the past, openly resented his family's unusual line of work. Ted tells Jack to hide, to leave Opal City, knowing that someone is after all of them.
Someone is: the Mist (Christopher Walken) and his daughter Nash (Carla Gugino), aided by another man, Ragdoll (Ray Park). Together, they want to put an end to the Starman legacy; the Mist is suffering a degenerative mental condition, and is only lucid for brief periods of time, thus the immediacy of the plan.
Against his father's orders, Jack borrows one of his father's oldest weapons after survivng an attempt on HIS life, and (somewhat reluctantly) returns to Opal City as the newest Starman. Aided by the amoral and immortal ex-villain known as the Shade (Tom Hardy), he battles Nash and the Mist, while detective siblings Matt and Hope O'Dare (Ben Foster and Jessica Biel) organize forces against Ragdoll and his gang. During one of the melees, Jack meets his girlfriend-to-be, Sadie (Kate Winslet).
When the story ends, Jack "becomes" Starman with the full endorsement of his father. The Mist is institutionalized, Nash is imprisoned, and Ragdoll escapes. The Shade and the Knights leave on good terms, Jack reconnects with Sadie, and the credits roll.