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An average guy reacts to the frustration of losing his wife by adopting a crime-fighting persona known as the “Crimson Bolt,” and targeting any criminal who crosses his path — no matter how minor their infraction may be. Frank (Rainn Wilson) is husband to former alcoholic and drug addict Sarah (Liv Tyler), and he loves her with all his heart. Their wedding day was one of but two perfect moments in this Frank’s life, but when Sarah runs away with charismatic drug dealer Jacques (Kevin Bacon), the loss was just too much for her mild-mannered husband to take. Subsequently transforming himself into the Crimson Bolt, Frank reasons that if he can take down Jacques along with the rest of the city’s scum, his beloved wife will soon come running back. With his homemade suit and his handy pipe wrench, Frank goes to work cleaning up the streets and starts making headlines. But just as the Crimson Bolt becomes the talk of the town, sociopathic comic-store clerk Libby (Ellen Page) reinvents herself as “Boltie,” and makes a play to become the controversial street hero’s trusted sidekick. Perhaps by working together, the Crimson Bolt and Boltie can make an example of Jacques, and keep the streets safe for average citizens. But real life isn’t like comic books, and sometimes when an average person tries to be a superhero, things can go very bad, very fast., After his wife leaves him for a drug dealer, hapless loser Frank (Rainn Wilson) decides to pick up a pipe wrench and fight crime as a masked vigilante called the Crimson Bolt in this exhilarating action comedy. Later, Frank gets a sidekick named Boltie (Ellen Page) and sets out to rescue his wife., When his girlfriend leaves him for a drug dealer, hapless short order cook Frank D’Arbo decides to become a masked avenger. Comedy., When his girlfriend leaves him for a drug dealer, hapless short order cook Frank D’Arbo decides to become a masked avenger., Frank D’Arbo is a short-order chef whose wife Sarah has just left him for a drug dealer called Jacques. That would be enough to make anyone feel bitter, but there are also deeper, darker facets to Frank’s troubled character. And, after experiencing a bizarre religious revelation, it’s not a massive surprise to see him stitching together a red ‘superhero’ outfit and, as The Crimson Bolt, heading out in the world to dispense summary justice. But what is surprising is the degree of violence with which the wrench-wielding vigilante attacks largely innocent bystanders – as is the relationship the anger-crazed middle-aged man develops with Libby, a much younger woman who works in a comic-book store…