The script also leans into the yuck factor with repeated scenes of Emily vomiting and an icky side-effect of her treatments that gives her a craving for raw chicken.

It is supposed to be a superhero spoof, yet, the movie is neither clever enough to be a parody, nor as dramatically charged or detailed as are superhero flicks. Thunder Force rests heavily on McCarthy's pitch-perfect comic timing.

According to the director: The raw chicken is actually really thinly sliced pears treated with citric acid and food coloring. It was so believable that we all got completely grossed out every time we saw it, as did everybody who had to eat it.