Review of All Star Superman (2011) by Lorenzo V — 14 Mar 2011

"Doomed planet. Desperate scientists. Last hope. Kindly couple. Superman.".

Lex Luthor enacts his plan to rid the world of Superman, once and for all. Succeeding with solar radiation poisoning, the Man of Steel is slowly dying. With what little times remains, the Last Son of Krypton must confront the revealing of his secret identity to Lois Lane and face Luthor in a final battle.

REVIEW.

I'm torn on All-Star Superman. There's too much going on, there are characters and plot elements which seem to serve no purpose, and despite the epic romanticism of the movie's ultimate destination - which does work on some levels - I did not come away entirely satisfied. And yet, I can't deny that I mostly enjoyed watching it, and that some moments were quite poignant. I'm not knowledgeable enough to judge the art and animation on an objective level, but I quite liked the look of the movie, and I found the voice acting unnoticeable in the best sense, which is to say it was perfectly convincing. The music, too, was good. It's just the plot, really, where All-Star Superman loses points. But then, what's more important to a story than plot? Basically, I'd recommend this for fans, but probably not for the casual viewer. And I have a strong feeling that I would have been better off reading the comics version of this story.