Oh dear.
Oh dear.
Oh dear.
$400 million???
How on earth did they spend that much on this film.
It was essentially a sentimental rehashing of all we had seen before. Casual recycling of Marlon Brando scenes already used in the first film. I thought we were meant to see more of the footage that was edited out of Superman II?
Whoever wrote the script for this film must have had a really hard job. 2 and a half hours of pointless dialogue sprinkled with not tributes to the previous films, but basic rip off. And the casting? Brandon Routh seems to have been told to ape Christopher Reeve, and the rest just seem to be caricatures. Where was Perry White's passion? What was the point in Jimmy Olsen? And Kevin Spacey? What a shocking performance from such a talented actor. I can't decide whether he was mis-directed or just played the part badly.
As for the story, the inconsistencies and holes in it were a joke. If Superman flew off to another galaxy to look for Krypton or parts of it and found nothing, where did the rocket come from to fly him back? And how did he get there in the first place? Surely once he was far away from the sun he would have lost all his powers?
Why did Lex Luthor need to swindle a dying old woman out of millions before he could hatch his 'masterplan?' This guy is supposedly the greatest criminal mastermind ever, a genius, yet is resorting to this! Why wasn't Superman feeling the effects of the Kryptonite infused land mass as soon as he landed on it, and how on earth did he manage to fly it so high?
I'm sorry, but the film was far too formulaic. And as for spoiler
Superman with a Son!! did I just dream this or did it really happen? Why?? Why??
I was really looking forward to this new film, and hopefully a sequel(s) on the back of a successful relaunching of the Superman franchise, but sadly this film was terrible. If they do make a new one, lets hope Singer et al are removed from this project. Stick to making your basic action hero films like X-Men. Superman deserves a lot better.
"One must be a fox in order to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten off wolves."