Review of All Star Superman (2011) by Ian R — 29 May 2012

I was surprised to see DC give the All-Star Superman story the feature-length treatment. It's got a lot of the qualities that qualified Superman Returns as a failure. It's a story outside of the DC Universe canon where Superman faces terminal cell degeneration after massive exposure to solar radiation.

(All at the hands of Lex Luthor, of course.) Despite leaving Superman's case inoperable, things aren't all bad, his powers have increased triplefold and the story has plenty of segments that distract the viewer from the obvious.

The story plays out more like The Bucket List covering the last year of Superman's life than an action movie but the animation and the plot are great. Some of the voice casting leaves a little to be desired but overall its pretty well done.

I got more misty at the end of the cartoon than the comic if that says anything...