Movie: Sky High

	Distributor:	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
	Release:	July 29, 2005
	Genre:	Action/Adventure, Comedy and Kids/Family
	MPAA Rating:	PG for action violence and some mild language.

It's hard for an adult to convince another adult to watch an obviously made for kids movie, especially if the only well known actors are Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston. This is what Sky High is. Kids will like it although I doubt it would be popular enough to have a TV series in the near future. The movie doesn't take itself seriously, which in my opinion adds to the fun.

The story starts with two superheroes, Commander (Russell) and Jetstream (Preston), whose son Will is entering high school. Not just any ordinary high school though, this is a school for superheroes in the making, as well as for kids of superheroes ... whether they are superhero material or not. For secrecy's sake, the school is on a floating platform which enables it to hide in the clouds. The students get there on a flying school bus.

Our young protagonist, Will, has a major problem which will cause him insecurity. Although his parents are two of the most powerful superheroes around, popular enough for the school bus driver to hold Will in awe because of his lineage, none of those powers have manifested itself in Will. In contrast, Layla, his best friend and neighbor, can already control trees and plants. Will does not know if he is just a late bloomer, or if he will remain an average human.

Unfortunately for Will's ego, there is a marked division in Sky High between students who have shown considerable power and students who have little or no power at all. You are either classified as "Hero" or "Sidekick" depending on your performance on a series of tests. Will ends up in the "Sidekick" program, and for bullies in sky high, his group is where the losers are. Will finds himself trying to survive the bullying with a handful of friends, mostly fellow sidekicks. It is during these attacks that Will's powers come out ... the teachers realize his potential and put him in the "Heroes" class.

What is a movie about superheroes if there are no villains? To complicate matters for Will, Sky High is attacked by his parents' worst enemy, who most people thought was dead. The villain attacks during a school dance, and turns everyone into babies, including Will's parents who are guests of honor.

It's a no brainer that the movie ends with Will and his sidekick/misfit friends saving the day.

It's not a monumental movie, but I enjoyed it enough that if they show it on cable, I'd probably watch it again.