Written and directed by Joss Whedon in 2008 and starring the Tony-winner Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day, this musical miniseries, tells the story of Dr. Horrible, an aspiring supervillain who must balance his career and his pursuit of Penny, a beautiul do-gooder in love with his archenemy, Captain Hammer.
The three episodes are just 15 minutes each, yet they're 15 minutes of pure genious.
Neil Patrick Harris is a great singer and a fine actor, with a lot of facial expression. The main character is an incompetent mad-scientist who has a videolog and a crush on a do-gooder with whom he goes to the laundromat. I mean, come on! He's a supervilain in a laundromat, that in itself is funny.
Captain Hammer, played by Nathan Fillion is such a dick, you hate him from second one. He's the superhero who fights against Dr. Horrible. Usually you espect some nice yet-stupid good guy, who hasn't much of a brain, but a big heart. Yet Captain Hammer is an ass, who just hits on Penny because he knows that Dr. Horrible is in love with her. He's also very vain and smug, and... I think there's nothing to like in either his character nor his looks.
The music is just great. As I said before, Neil PAtrick Harris is a great singer, as are the other two main characters.
The jokes are hilarious. Check also the Bad Horse Chorus, the first time they appeared I laughed so hard I had to watch the scene two times. The ending left me completly frozen in place, it was absolutely unexpected and...
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Just go and watch the bloody thing, it's barely 45 minutes long and you won't regret it.
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