SUPERMAN RETURNS REVIEW

Cast overview, first billed only:

Brandon Routh .... Clark Kent/Superman
Kate Bosworth .... Lois Lane
Kevin Spacey .... Lex Luthor
James Marsden .... Richard White
Parker Posey .... Kitty Kowalski
Frank Langella .... Perry White
Sam Huntington .... Jimmy Olsen
Eva Marie Saint .... Martha Kent
Marlon Brando .... Jor-El (archive footage)
Kal Penn .... Stanford
David Fabrizio .... Brutus
Tristan Lake Leabu .... Jason White
Ian Roberts .... Riley
Vincent Stone .... Grant
Jack Larson .... Bo the Bartender
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Also Known As:
Red Sun (USA) (fake working title)
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some intense action violence.
Runtime: 154 min
Country: Australia / USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital / Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)
Certification: Ireland:12A / Finland:K-11 / Australia:M / Canada:PG (Ontario) / Hungary:14 / USA:PG-13 (certificate #42582) / Canada:G (Quebec) / UK:12A / Malaysia:U / Germany:12 / Singapore:PG

Trivia: In one scene photographs of Superman rescuing a woman in a car are shown. The pictures are an homage to Action Comics. The shot of Superman holding the car above his head is a direct reference to the cover of Action Comics #1 from 1938 where Superman is seen for the first time. (more)

Quotes: Clark Kent: You may sometimes be an outcast, but you will never be alone. (more)


SUPERMAN...


and from the looks of this movie and how much it will be making, I'm very sure he's back for good.

On June 18th, 2006, I was one of the lucky 250 patrons who had an opportunity to watch a sneak preview showing of "Superman Returns" here in San Francisco, at the Sony/Loews Metreon theater.

Don't worry. No spoilers. Just some small details.

From the opening of the movie, fans who have seen the original film will be delighted at the fact that "Superman Returns" truly does feel as more of a 'continuation' from the original "Superman" and "Superman II" starring Christopher Reeve. Even the opening credits will give the classic film fans a bite of nostalgia, simply because of the overall presentation of the opening credits.

Director Bryan Singer really does know how to take these 'comic book based' movies to the next level and bring them success (or back from hiatus, depending on how you look at it) all while making the film watcher's experience something a bit different, not only in terms of plot, but his overall expertise and execution of being a really good director.

Actor Brandon Routh definitely does extremely well in his performance as the main character "Superman/Clark Kent" and does so with such natural acting ability, you could have sworn that you've seen him act in many other things. (Yes, I really can see him as 'Superman') Actor Kevin Spacey's performance as "Lex Luthor", although not too derived from Gene Hackman's portrayal of the villain, does a great job at bringing a different kind of arrogance to the character. Then again, when has there never been a top notch performance from Spacey? All of the films he's starred in usually have him performing at his best.

Actress Kate Bosworth's portrayal of "Lois Lane" wasn't bad, but wasn't great either and for some reason, seems a bit young to be the "Lois Lane" character that fans will remember through Margot Kidder's portrayal in the original Superman films from 1978 to 1987. Personally, I've always seen Lois Lane as a character in her early 30's, not as someone who is as young as Miss Bosworth is, although Bosworth's performance was just enough to be convincing.

Overall, Superman Fans WILL be pleased by this 2 hour, 34 minute film that truly shows a triumphant return of the one and only "Man Of Steel".

Would I pay to see it again? I plan on it. I'm actually planning on seeing it at the Imax Theater in 3D (select scenes in 3D), so why not? I'm sure I'll enjoy it again.