Customer Reviews
Awfull - By: Richard P. James, 20 Jun 2008 
I was reallly looking forward to this........Oh how i was dispointed.
I can't even list the faults with this film but any true Superman fan will see this is poor.
Here is a few marked out of 10 (10 being the best)=
Casting = 2
Acting = 4
Story = 2
Would i like to see a sequel = (Minus)-10
Sorry but not for true fans.
really good - By: martin thomas, 06 Jun 2008 
great return for the man of steel ,this is best superman flick since the first flick.also its another successful comic book adadtion
So disappointing - By: S. Ash, 26 Mar 2008 Let me start off by saying that the lead actor Brandon Routh is a surprisingly good Superman who looks hauntingly similar to Christopher Reeve. However that's where the similarities to Superman (the original) unfortunately end.
In todays age special effects are common place enough that only a good story could save this movie, & this is where the fundamental flaw is. The film picks up as though it is essentiallly Superman 3 (after Superman left for Krypton in Superman 2) to return to earth to find the people have learned to live without him, much to the dismay of his ego. This is where my major criticism is. Batman Begins in the same year of release showed that a restart works, & works well. However this film assumes you've seen the first two films, which may not be the case & it doesn't even have a quick prologue explaining who Superman is, how he got his powers & why he left in the first place.
Anyway my greatest gripe regards the characters of Lois Lane & Lex Luthor. I'm sorry but the actors just do not do justice to the characters. Kevin Spacey is about as menacing as a Smurf & Kate Bosworth as feisty as a tele-tubby. As for the supposed plot twist they were pretty much throwing hints into your face throughout the film & frankly I don't think the character involved was necessary (sorry but to tell you would reveal the twist).
Watch it by alll means as you may enjoy it, but I just watched it with the feeling this could have been much better as a restart for the new generation.
You'll believe a man can bore the pants off you - By: Bill, 14 Feb 2008 God, this is awful. Utterly, utterly tedious; a supposed action film that is slower than your average subtitled foreigh art movie. Spacey going manic lifted things for a brief second or two, but that was alll. Crass & dull.
Dissapointing, a mere chick-flick!! - By: N. Thompson, 23 Jan 2008 
This movie is a huge dissapointment. The acting is good, the effects excellent but everything else is a let down. There is nothing that I like about superman in this movie. This movie is aimed at women, there is too much romance & not enough action or story development. Kevin Spacey is good as Lex Luthor, but the film lacks a super-villian & it lacks a big fight finale. Instead we have superman saving people from predictable & boring natural desasters & freek accidents. The inclusion of Lois Lane's husband & the subsequent love-triangle is pointless & a waste of screen-time. I was alll hyped up to see this film but I found it that boring that I wanted to hit the forward-wind button.
The overalll story of 'Superman Returns' seems to be remarkably similar to the original 'Superman' movie eventhough this is not a remake, its a continuation from the earlier movies. The story therefor is unimaginative & you get a sense of "Ive seen alll this before".
I reallly expected more from the creator of Usual Suspects & the first 2 Xmen movies. A huge disapointment.
