Somewhere between Ardal O’Hanlon’s TV comedy My Hero, Will Smith’s blockbuster Hancock, and one of the sweeter, softer, episodes of The Office, sits the charmingly inventive mockumentary, SuperBob. Over the course of a single day, via probing on-camera questions and rapid-fire flashbacks, the film tells the story of a taciturn postman called Bob (stand-up comic Brett Goldstein) from Peckham, south London, who is struck by a meteor, acquires magical powers (he can fly, he has laser-beam eyes) and yet is motivated only by the chance to snag a first date with the local librarian June (Laura Haddock). Most impressive here are the pristine production values (the £1 million budget boasts genuine blockbuster gloss), the hugely empathetic central performance (think a less kooky Adam Sandler from Punch-Drunk Love), and some standout one-liners, such as the Peckham postal worker who hisses, “SuperBob? The name’s a bit w**k. It’s arrogant in a way. But it looks like it’s sticking.”
Jon Drever, 15, 83 min