It’s Mind Over Matter With a Bandersnatch on the Loose. In ‘The Wong Kids,’ a Sister and a Brother Turn Superheroes
Laura Collins-HughesFebruary 10, 2014: Like Clark Kent and Peter Parker, the 11-year-old Bruce Wong is a sweet guy who inhabits the dweebier end of the social spectrum. His big sister, Violet, implores him to stop being such a nerd. He sits on his front lawn, trying to move rocks with his mind, and she’s mortified — until he succeeds. “I have superpowers!” Bruce exults. That plural is premature, but soon both he and Violet, 13, possess all the powers they need to save the universe in Lloyd Suh’s exuberantly imaginative adventure for children, The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra Go!, at La MaMa.
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