"Sky High" gets off to a slow start with half-baked jokes and a cheesy visual style. The visual style remains pedestrian, but director Mike Mitchell ("Surviving Christmas") receives spirited performances from his young actors and knowing turns from the veterans. Will (Michael Angarano) is the son of two superheroes, Commander Stronghold (Kurt Russell) and Josie Jetstream (Kelly Preston), who must save the world on a regular basis.

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