yipes, this was bad, bad, bad. the spectacular special effects/imagery and a really good-looking clarke kent couldn’t save the way the plot dragged on and on. spacey was dead-on brilliant. never a dull moment with him, never uninteresting to watch.

still and all, i’m glad i saw it so i can know what the fuss is all about.

hey. wanna see a good movie? check out The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, tommy lee jones’ directorial debut. there’s nothing lightweight about it but at least you won’t leave the movie wishing you could have 2hrs of your life back.

I don’t envy Bryan Singer in taking on Superman Returns. The project took years to be made and had to balance the history of the comic books and the previous films. Remarkably, he does it quite well with respectful nods to the older films and adding some depth to a character who doesn’t really have that much going on. Filled with some striking images and good performances it is entertaining and works well as a summer movie. Some parts are a little clunky, but nothing ever slows it down too much and Singer manages to inject some complexity into a simple character and situations.