Action film 'Project Power' turns the superhero concept on its head

Blue and red pills are out. And power pills are in. Photos: Netflix

Superhero movies are aplenty these days. Likewise new Netflix film Project Power features characters with superpowers. But, the film doesn’t fall squarely into that genre.

For one, the powers come from a pill that unlocks abilities unique to each user such as bulletproof skin, invisibility and superstrength, for all of five minutes.