Mirageman

"He doesn't fly. He doesn't have a cape. He doesn't even have a Batmobile. He takes the bus."
- A television journalist, reporting on Mirageman: "Witnesses say that the individual is taller than 6'3," of muscular build, and was wearing a ridiculous, somewhat feminine, outfit."

In crime-ridden Santiago, Chile, Maco Gutierrez (Marco Zaror) lives a solitary existence. When not doing that nightly grind as a club bouncer, he mostly confines himself at home and works out like mad and hones his martial arts skills. He also regularly visits his institutionalized younger brother, a victim of a brutal assault (as was Maco). It all changes when, while out jogging one evening, Maco thwarts a home invasion. The beautiful woman he rescues turns out to be a local television reporter, and she promptly submits a piece about her mysterious savior (Maco had gotten a hold of a mask).

This broadcast is seen by Maco's traumatized brother and there is a startling improvement in his near catatonic behavior. The image of the mysterious savior has captured his imagination and this...

Rented, watched twice, bought, gave away, bought another!
Fans of comic book and martial arts heroes, this is an essential item for that library, and one to pull out because no one has ever seen it. A great flick that even my 5 year old daughter got and loved! We let her martial arts instructor borrow it and I could tell by the look in his eyes, it was best to let him keep it... well, because he loved it. This is a cool flick... hmmm... been half a year, time to watch it again.

Great little action gem
Well it's more of a diamond in the rough. The low budget shows but fortunately, the sheer brilliance of the action scenes carry this movie. I would like to see the lead actor do more movies, with better production values.

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