Superman Returns

Pros: intense action, very well written, characters get added depth, great casting
Cons: none

Almost 20 years after the last live-action Superman movie, Bryan Singer Warner Brothers have finally brought back the Man of Steel. Superman Returns was a long time coming, and through a long creation/production phase, they were finally able to ...

Pros: Spacey and Posey turn in decent performances
Cons: Routh, Bosworth, story, direction

Nearly seven decades since his comic book debut, people still enjoy stories about Superman. Some people have changed his story to fit with the times. In Superman Returns, Superman (Brandon Routh), who came to earth as a child and assumed the ...

Pros: Outstanding visuals, great Luthor, Superman, nods to the Reeve films...
Cons: Kate Bosworth's Lois Lane; doesn't take many chances, crams too much in, long running time...

As the opening credits for "Superman Returns" were zooming past on the screen, it hit me. I've never seen a Superman movie in the theatre. I was just a pup when the Christopher Reeve movies first started coming out, and since I was such a "Star Wars" ...

Pros: Routh is a good Superman, a few great moments
Cons: The plot, bad CGI

Superman Returns revitalizes the classic series with a new cast. This movie is not a continuation of the original series, but more like an expansion from the first movie. As the story goes, Superman has been off the planet for the past 5 years ...

Pros: kinetic
Cons: muddled at times, not quite climactic ending

Superman Returns is a thrill-ride that puts the pop back into popcorn flicks - perhaps the real kick-off of the summmer season. Christopher Reeve left some pretty big red boots to fill - not to mention the shorts, top, leotards and cape - but this is a ...

Pros: Exciting action scenes, entertaining, good acting
Cons: Slow ending

Thanks to the 10:00 preview showing of Superman Returns at my local theater, I was able to view this film just a bit ahead of much of the rest of the country. I was actually fairly ignorant of Superman going into this film. Honestly, I had never ...

Pros: Spacey, some good flying sequences, decent acting on the secondary parts
Cons: Routh, Bosworth, too many holes, some doctored-looking footage, lack of streamlined plot, slow

With director Bryan Singer, who directed X-Men and X-Men 2, at the helm and the promise of lots of modern special effects, I was anxious to see Superman Returns. I’ve always liked the 1970s version with Christopher Reeve, though the later episodes ...

Pros: Singer's Direction, Script, Look, Cinematography, Special Effects, Score, & Cast.
Cons: It's a Little Long.

For every fan of comic books and superheroes, everyone has their favorite. Whether it's the dark knight of Batman, who preys fears for his villains. There's also Spider-Man who does good to save people while dealing with his own issues as a young man. ...

Pros: Great effects, Kevin Spacey, very consistent with the first two films.
Cons: Overall nothing particularly new or fresh; blows its action load early.

When it was announced that Bryan Singer would be tackling the long-in-the-works big screen return of Superman, both film and comic fan alike eagerly anticipated what he would come up with--after all, this is the same filmmaker who was able to make ...

Pros: Superman mystique portrayed well. References to previous films.
Cons: Discordant story arc. Character choices.

First a preface... I apologize for the countless comparisons to the first two films, but they are virtually mandated. Superman is the best cinematic adaptation of a comic book yet, and Superman II is a solid sequel. That pedigree ...

Pros: Spacey's performance, Marsden's eyecandy, some funny and good-cheesy lines
Cons: Plot, Characters, Annoying religious connotations, numerous Routh close-ups, and much more.

Having no previous Superman exposure, I went into this picture skeptical at best, with exception only for my expectation of a phenomenal performance by Spacey at the very least. Consequently, please forgive my omission of a comparison and contrast ...

Pros: Brandon Routh, dreamboat; amusing Parker Posey; thrilling, spectacular effects; Superman has heart and soul.
Cons: Bosworth frowns, unpersuasive as 'intrepid reporter' or human, like Marsden; Shar-peiesque Spacey; plot holes.

‘He’s cute!’ So exclaims Kitty Kowalski, Lex Luthor’s toy dog-toting moll, on seeing a newspaper photo of the superhero in ‘Superman Returns’. I couldn’t agree more! The Man of Steel has returned to Earth – well, at least to Metropolis ...

Pros: amazing visuals and special effects, main cast good within the confines of what they're given
Cons: terrible writing, rehashed and jumbled plot, Routh and Bosworth too young for the characters

Superman Returns has some of the most incredible special effects I've ever seen. From the opening scenes flinging through a wondrous space landscape to the architecture and skyline of Metropolis to endless views of sea to horrifying disasters, the ...

Pros: Some excellent action and effects, Parker Posey, Routh, the nostalgia factor, that music.
Cons: Offensively long, Bosworth totally mis-cast.

“Whatever happened to the heroes?” sang the Stranglers. Well actually, ever since Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve brought us the original (and still the best) superhero movie in 1978, they’ve been raking in vast amounts of cash ...

Pros: A few good stunts; Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor
Cons: Lacking the 1978 version's sense of fun and wonder

NOTE: The following review of Superman Returns was submitted by guest columnist Perry White, editor of the Daily Planet. Great Caesar's Ghost! You call this a Superman movie? Get me re-write! Brandon Routh, I've seen ...