Additionally, some fans mentioned the story was slow to build. How I Became a Superhero spends a lot of the early part of the film setting up the world, the drug, and which people get the powers.
While it’s helpful in explaining what happens and setting up the story, it does make for a slow and boring start.
Several fans compare the story to Project Power, another 2020 film from America that also focused on superheroes. They do have rather similar premises.
In Project Power, there are pills, instead of drugs, found on the streets. These pills give people random and unpredictable powers for about five minutes.