This film was good. That's about how I feel about it. When Clark saved the space shuttle (and the plane attached to it) and during the whole earthquake situation in Metropolis, Brandon Routh was clearly Superman, and a good one at that. I wish we'd seen more of these kind of scenes, to be honest. Clark's behaviour throughout the film feels bizarre to me. At no point did he seem to even be pretending to be a reporter. On top of that, at no point did Lois seem to be the quick-witted, independent and casually charming character I know her to be. I've never felt someone was so poorly miscast in my life, and it pains me because I'm always prepared to be Lois Lane's biggest fan. Ever. I also wish Jason hadn't turned out to be Clark's kid. Unnecessary and not at all feasible in my mind. I don't think that's a situation either the Clark Kent or the Lois Lane I know would ever end up in. However, despite what feels like horrific mischaracterisation of the two most important characters (imo), this film had some stuff going for it. I've already touched on the action scenes, visually it looks great (for 2006, too) and I was a big fan of Spacey's Luthor, but Parker Posey was completely wasted as Kitty Kowalski. Heinous cliché. Anyway, if you want a good Superman film, watch the 1978 one. If you want good Superman media in general, watch one of the tv shows. If you've seen all that, watch this film and you'll probably feel as apathetic towards it as I do. Good in some places, disappointing in others (but is it disappointing if you were expecting it? That's a question for a Spider-Man film.)
Review of Superman Returns
