Superman Returns

By Mal -
6 out of 10
The fact that I’d heard plenty of bad things about this before seeing it probably helped, but I was pleasantly surprised by this reprisal. Even the opening music was enough to put a smile on my face and make me think “Damn! It’s been too long!” Hearing it in a cinema rather than on DVD just enhanced it.

Nostalgia aside, I reckon this was a decent enough comic-book movie: full of holes, plainly silly, but really quite enjoyable. Brandon Routh, despite my initial reservations, played his dual role reasonably well and could teach Orlando Bloom a thing or two about speaking like a man. Granted, I never felt as drawn in to rooting for the characters as much as I was for Superman I and II, but maybe I’m just wearing rose-tinted specs in that regard. Still, I’m looking forward to the next one already, so I guess it did the job. :)

Comments

Colin said…
It wasn't a bad film , but I guess I just never really 'got' Superman. I love the darkness of Batman and enjoy the silliness of Spiderman. Superman just doesn't connect with me. I think perhaps because he doesn't seem to have the same human flaws as Batman and Spiderman.
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