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Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.
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Epic, earnest, contemplative and nostalgic.
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Aug 20266/10
I suppose it didn't really help Brandon Routh that he looked so much like Christopher Reeve when it came to distinguishing himself in this role. Consequently try as he did, he just didn't. This largely unnecessary but perfectly watchable sequel sees him return to "Metropolis" after a five year absence in deep space to discover that "Lois" (Kate Bosworth) is married and has an enigmatic young son "Jason" (Tristan Lake Leabu) with "Richard" (James Marsden). "Perry" (Frank Langella) is still the curmudgeon running the "Daily Planet" and the drippy "Jimmy" (Sam Huntingdon) is still trying to get himself noticed. "Clark" is welcomed back, but his alter ego knows that something is amiss. The scheming and plotting "Luthor" (Kevin Spacey) is out of jail and now has a plan that ought to see his caped nemesis reduced to a green, glowing, gibbering wreck and so leave the world open to his dastardly machinations. What chance "Soop" can thwart this plan and sort out the emotional maelstrom he left behind when the remnants of his planet were discovered half a decade ago? As action adventure films go, there are parts of this that work well and Routh delivers fine in his red and blue lycra, but th
Read the whole review on TMDB - r96skon TMDB · Jan 20256/10
<em>'Superman Returns'</em> brings an ounce of life back into the series, at least when compared to the prior three installments, but unfortunately overall it's disappointing. For such an overlong run time, I feel like nothing actually happens in this either. I doubt I'll remember it. Brandon Routh is decent as the title character, I don't have any notable positives about his performance but then I don't hold any negatives about him either. The same can be said about the rest of the cast to be honest, Kevin Spacey plays a bad guy well (barely acting, some may say). It's better than <em>'Superman III'</em>, which I guess is one of the reasons for this to even exist; given it ignores events from that film onwards. For me, whilst it's not out and out bad, I didn't get anything noteworthy from this 2006 flick.
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · Apr 20208/10
The light to show the way. After a five year hiatus, Superman returns to Earth to find that Lois Lane is now a soon to be married mother, but some things don't change, loony Lex Luthor is loose and his latest plan will kill billions of people. I first reviewed Superman Returns some two years after its initial release, I had first caught it on release back in 2006 and was really taken with Bryan Singer's approach to a subject he clearly loves. I was awash with nostalgic fervour back then and the moment the theme tune kicked in (great move by Singer to use the John Williams original) I was grinning like a Cheshire cat, yet it seemed I was in a minority back then as regards the film's worth, and with each passing year I find I still am. Superman Returns will forever be known as the franchise entry that has too much heart, because it finds Singer giving Superman emotional fortitude and, crucially, making it the heart of the story. Those that purely wanted a big colourful popcorn explosion will forever be unfulfilled it seems. Yet it has to be said that fans of Singer's work (such as I) totally get the emotionally heavy approach he has taken, watching Superman shred himself after learni
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Cast
- Brandon RouthClark Kent / Superman
- Kate BosworthLois Lane
- Kevin SpaceyLex Luthor
- James MarsdenRichard White
- Parker PoseyKitty Kowalski
- Frank LangellaPerry White
- Sam HuntingtonJimmy Olsen
- Eva Marie SaintMartha Kent
- Marlon BrandoJor-El
- Kal PennStanford
Crew
- Bryan SingerDirector
- Michael DoughertyScreenplay
- Dan HarrisScreenplay
- Newton Thomas SigelDirector of Photography
- John OttmanOriginal Music Composer
- John OttmanEditor
- Elliot GrahamEditor
- Bryan SingerProducer
- Jon PetersProducer
- Gilbert AdlerProducer
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