Fresh
... while I can't call it a home run, I'll say it's a solid base hit.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Superman Returns
Look up in the sky!
2006 · 2h 34m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Directed by
Bryan Singer
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Bryan Singer Director
- Brandon Routh as Superman / Clark Kent
- Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane
- Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor
- James Marsden as Richard White
- Parker Posey as Kitty Kowalski
- Frank Langella as Perry White
- Sam Huntington as Jimmy Olsen
- Eva Marie Saint as Martha Kent
- Marlon Brando as Jor-El
- Kal Penn Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Singer's revival of childhood wonder and timeless heroism [is] an extraordinary feat of movie magic.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
The movie may not be a single-bound building-leaper but Bryan Singer reconfigures the daddy of all comic-book sagas into something knowing, witty, and even sensitive.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Rotten
What could possibly justify making a Superman movie that runs 154 minutes? Plenty of films last longer, but their characters are generally sharp enough to recognize a guy with or without his glasses.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
There's a thin line between preserving an icon and merely delivering on an expensive franchise, but Singer's genuine connection to the Superman legend overcomes his predilection toward playing it safe.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
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