Superman Returns (2006)

Superman Returns: Directed by Bryan Singer. With Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, James Marsden. Superman returns to Earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld Krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.

“When I first saw this movie in theatre, I loved it. I then went on to see if other people shared my love of the movie, to find an overwhelmingly negative air surrounding any discussion about the movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhy? I ask you why. Without going to some nitpicking little YouTuber to help you form your opinion, watch the movie yourself and come back here with your OWN opinion. Share it. Iu0026#39;d love for some people to come here with some real, raw thoughts on this movie. Without that pesky influence we call u0026quot;word of mouthu0026quot; having an impact on how you think.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf weu0026#39;re comparing this movie to ANY other good movie, it matches them. The acting is fabulous, Spacey as Lex is particularly well cast. The writing, again, on par with any GOOD movie. The effects? Mind boggling for its time, could compete with any blockbuster around that time and even years afterwards. There are very few weak points in this movie for a Superman fan, very few. Letu0026#39;s get to those, shall we?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo yes, I agree. This movie is not perfect. But that does not make it u0026quot;badu0026quot;. Itu0026#39;s imperfect like many other movies. No different. Everything man made is flawed, to varying degrees. So, the negatives then. Is Routh a perfect Superman? Not quite. I tend to agree with the opinion that he looks a little young and a little scrawny. But his face, screen presence and u0026quot;aurau0026quot; cannot be argued with.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRouth comes across as superman perfectly and convincingly. Better than Henry Cavill and this is coming from a HUGE Man of Steel fan. (Come at me). Returning to something negative, however, the eye is drawn to Lois and the actress portraying her. She is the weakest link in this relatively sturdy chain. Lois has not been portrayed well since Margot Kidder, period. The character has been done little justice and itu0026#39;s truly a shame.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOther than Lois, we have a very strong cast. We have amazing VFX, action for days, strong superman portrayal, emotional story, huge stakes and a villain worthy of Superman.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo I ask, what more do we want? Itu0026#39;s loyal to the formula and made me, my family, and most of the theatre audience I sat among. I beg, watch it again. Go in without the encumbrance of pre judgment, and enjoy. Come back with YOUR opinion, realise this movie is incredibly underrated, and letu0026#39;s get together to raise this score.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI mean seriously. 6/10? No. This film is the victim of a horrible reputation created by annoying little youtubers and internet dwellers that probably havenu0026#39;t seen the film in its entirety. This happens to many good movies.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUnfortunately for Superman Returns, that word of mouth was a nail in an undeserved coffin. The reason this isnu0026#39;t a review of the movie itself, is because I wanted to spread some positivity. I wanted to ramble about a movie I think deserves far more. And ramble I most certainly have.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJust give it a chance.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWow. Thatu0026#39;s really something lex.”