Man, this was so disappointing. I don't really know how to make it better, either, which is even worse. This should have been a slam dunk but it somehow just did. not. work.Tori (Elizabeth Banks) and Kyle Breyer (David Denmen) really wanted a baby, so when one crashed in a spaceship outside their small Kansas farm, they were overjoyed. Brandon (Jackson A. Dunn) was a great kid right up until he turned twelve and started developing a little more of a bloodlust than a normal pubescent boy. But how do you discipline a kid with laser eyes and super speed?
When this was first announced as a Superman-as-horror film, I was intrigued. Then reviews came in and they were... not great but I still thought it might be an entertaining watch. Literally the only part I enjoyed was the Michael Rooker cameo over the closing credits. And it's such a shame! This had a great pedigree, stellar cast, interesting premise, and none of that could make it worth watching. I've been thinking about it for a while now and I have come to the conclusion that no matter what you do, you can't make Superman interesting as a character without reducing him to something closer to human. Brandon doesn't work as a villain because I do not care about him. He's so overpowered it's boring to watch. We never see him struggle against the weird Jor-El whispers from his spaceship. We never see any indication of empathy despite being raised as human for 12 years. It's just overnight, he's a monster, the end. What a waste.
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