Review of All Star Superman (2011) by Jason V — 23 Feb 2011

What should be a hurrah for Superman after he realizes he is dying turns out to be a comic fan boy mishmash of C-level characters and half-baked story concepts. Yes, I will make allowances that the original comic series is twelve issues and this movie runs under 80 minutes with credits.

However, that doesn't excuse All-Star Superman from being a sub par movie in what it tries to do. In one massive gulp, it asks Superman to out himself to Lois, for Superman to create a super-power elixir, Superman helping the bottle city of Kandor colonize another planet, a final duel with Lex Luthor, a super powered Luthor, a sun-eating creature, two Kryptonians who take over in two months time.

.. There's simply too much story for this short a run time, a common complaint I've had with the entire DC animated films. This version of Superman is entirely content at times only to turn vengeful at the drop of a hat.

Whiplash is the best term for it, I think. A total missed opportunity to show what Superman would do if he really only had a certain amount of time left to live.