I didn't hate this the way I thought I would. As many of you know, Superman is my least favorite superhero. I find him obnoxiously smug. This wasn't horrible, however, which might be the nicest thing I've ever said about a Superman movie.After leaving Earth for nearly a decade to chase down fragments of his lost planet, Superman (Brandon Routh) returns. He's even able to get his old job at the Daily Planet back. Unfortunately, time didn't stop and Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) moved on to a new love (James Marsden) and a new kid (Tristan Lake Leabu). His archenemy, Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey), has also returned with a new plan to turn the crystals from the Fortress of Solitude into a new landmass.
Yeah, the villain's plan is kind of stupid, but it's not really the point of the film. This might be the only Superman story that actually showed any sort of emotional consequences. For once, his superiority to mere humans was challenged. If it did nothing else, that alone would make it my favorite adaptation. The fact that it was a spiritual successor to the Christopher Reeve films was just icing.
Of course, that being said, it's still not a very good movie. The dialogue is crap, Parker Posey is annoying as balls, and Routh has zero chemistry with Bosworth. He still makes for good eye candy (not as good as Dylan Dog, but whatever) and James Marsden makes everything better so on the whole, I'm calling this a win.
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