For all its aspirations, the film never meshes into something cohesive or substantial. Its naive earnestness has its charms, but like its title character, Defendor never takes flight.
Defendor
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Canada, United States, United Kingdom · 2009
Rated R · 1h 41m
Director Peter Stebbings
Starring Woody Harrelson, Kat Dennings, Elias Koteas, Sandra Oh
Genre Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Arthur Poppington is an ordinary guy with an extraordinary secret – he is the Defendor, a vigilante committed to fighting injustice. He may not understand much about crime, police work, or...well, anything, really, but his passion for protecting the innocent is seconded only by his courage – which he'll need a lot of if he keeps messing with the mafia.
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Harrelson shines, particularly in framing scenes with Sandra Oh as a tactful court psychiatrist.
The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen
Saving the day is Harrelson's low-key, rooted performance, adding an unexpected layer of poignancy when things take a decidedly darker turn.
Boxoffice Magazine by Pam Grady
That tension between silly comedy and poignant drama could have been dicey, but Stebbings and Harrelson maintain just the right balance between the two.
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