Sidekick is a 2005 Canadian independent film in the comic-book/fantasy genre, directed by Blake Van de Graaf.

[1] The film centres on tech support nerd and comic-book fan Norman Neale, who discovers that his co-worker Victor Ventura has telekinetic powers.

However, it is revealed that he is just a money-hungry businessman who, in the end, turns evil, using his powers to steal money.

She blames her dead-end position on her gender, a claim that is seemingly true, based on the character of her boss.

He offers sage advice without realizing it and believes himself to be an expert on what you should and should not do when writing a comic book.

Norman Neale and his best friend Chuck have an ongoing debate on the subject of "what single superpower would you choose?"

Then, one day, Norman notices Victor Ventura, a successful trader at Richmond financial, the company he works for.

Meanwhile, Victor's competition, Carson Fleming, introduces the secretary, Andrea Hicks, into a secret project of his.

The two also discover his weakness; Alcohol causes his concentration to diminish severely, drastically reducing his powers.

Norman ends the training by making Victor save him from the same situation he lost Carson in.

Later that day, however, Victor decides to treat Norman to one night of crime fighting as payment for the training.

Victor quickly defeats them with his powers, but then begins to force two of the toughs to do humiliating things to each other.

Victor reveals that Andrea is being help captive and threatens to hurt her if Norman doesn't continue to help.

Norman waits until Victor has passed out before going into the men's bathroom, where he takes off his suit to reveal that he is wearing the Victory Man costume.

As they talk, Victor regains his focus and attempts to push Norman down the elevator shaft.