Not as bad as I’d feared, although nothing partcularly new or exciting. Actually, it felt a lot like sitting through one of the original movies in tone and content, as far as I was concerned, if a little lacking in something.

It might have been better if this were never made. The franchise belonged to Christopher Reeves, and this pays poor homage to it. That said, I like Kevin Spacey’s performance and the SFX were good. But plot? Character development? It’s just not up to its predecessors.

Movie has little adventure, action and thrill. What else do you expect in a Superman movie?

Being a fan of superhero /comics, and fantasy movies in general, I was quite looking forward to this. It suffered from what a lot of recent comic and fantasy movies have suffered from – i.e. not a lot happens, all flash and not much substance. I felt the casting was good especially Brandon Routh who really carried the torch of Chris Reeve without completely copying him. Kate Bosworth as Lois was totally different to the old movies, but I didn’t mind that. I was part of bringing the movies up to date. The special effects were generally good as you’d expect from a multi-million dollar blockbuster, but these days eye popping effects are the norm, and not sufficient to carry a movie. Kevin Spacey was OTT as Luther but again I had no reall problems with this.

My main disappointment was that the plot seemed just … thin.
Without spoiling it, Superman comes back on the scene, a bit of getting to know you stuff between CK and his old friends, same old “people trying to guesss who he is” etc. Luther comes on the scene and hatches an inexplicable and unlikely plot to tak eover the world again, and Supes thwarts him. Yes I know that probably is the plot for most superhero movies but really there needs to be some kind of original take on proceedings. Or some more depth to the character development.

Oh well, this seems to have turned into mostly a moan, but it was quite fun, so as I said in the title… not bad, not great (3/5)

i put off seeing this but was surprised by how much i liked it. There are definitely some inconsistancies in the plot but it’s worth viewing. i need to go back and watch the old movies because it’s been way too long since i’ve seen them… i’m actually surprised that this movie wasn’t dedicated to Reeves or anything. i did miss Hackman as Lex, though i have no complaint with Spacey’s performance. Posey doesn’t impress me, though, and Bosworth’s take on Lois was totally different than in the other films. Routh’s performance actually impressed me, i didn’t think about him being anyone other than Reeves because he incorporated a lot of the same characteristics in his performance.

This just barely tips the scale into “Worth Consuming.” The effects are cool but it drags on at least half an hour too long. I always like Parker Posey, and Spacey is a pretty good Luthor, but Kate Bosworth fails to impress. And all of the actors seem too young, Kate and Brandon Routh especially.