It takes three to make a trend, but there is something odd about the fact that two films have been released this year revolving around grown men who are awkward by day, but stalwart superheroes by night. The story is about the only thing that “Super” and “Griff the Invisible” have in common, however. The former film, starring Rainn Wilson from “The Office,” was a funny and violent look at a guy getting his manhood back. The latter is a quirky, sweet romantic comedy about a guy learning to live in the world.
Ryan Kwanten is transformed here from the ladies’ man he plays in “True Blood” to a bit of a loser, albeit a handsome one. Griff is a Sydney paper pusher who’s an easy target for the office bully. He got the job thanks to his big brother, Tim (Patrick Brammall), who moved from Adelaide to help Griff get his life back together. Tim thinks Griff has succeeded. “Got bullied at the last job, didn’t you? Just like at school,” he says, not realizing that the pattern has continued.
