Review of Superman Returns (2006) by Infrarecon — 04 Jun 2023

This is a Difficult Superman movie to rate, it takes what we knew with the old trilogy and brings it into the modern era of film.

Does it work?, Mostly yes, When the action hits, it's perfect all the way through, but the cinematography and camera work combined with the CGI lets down that scenes just a little.

The music is Nostalgic But can feel out of place when mixed with a darker tone.

Brandon as Superman & Clark Kent, Does work in some scenes, but due to the lack of Dialogue, the characters are never fleshed out for you to enjoy their company.

The movie is also rather long for the plot it was trying to convey. When Superman is in the plane I expected the film to go on longer but it only had around 30 minutes left. So the pacing of the film is good but does not make full use of the time given.

Next is the action, it's good, especially the Plane scene but starts to degrade after. The plot is filled with a bit too many characters, but they are used well enough that they don't overstay their welcome, however, it also tries to introduce a side plot that doesn't really go anywhere especially since there won't be a direct sequel to this.

Would I want a sequel if I had watched this back in 2006? Maybe but then it would have to kick it up a notch.

Do I prefer Man of Steel over This? Definitely.

Lastly, this film was very close to capturing Superman perfectly. Sadly if one has watched the Christopher Reeves films then you'll notice something is just missing.

So what's missing in my opinion?

Firstly it is the Suit, there is no evolution besides the symbol, next is the fun Dialogue that was replaced with darkness and drama, and Finally the action, besides the plane scene, isn't believable, it's out of place really.

While this movie creates those moments of "How is Superman gonna deal with this" The acting, the CGI, and the Cinematography let it down.

So I think this is, I was going to give it an 8/10, but I believe it is a 7/10. There are parts in this movie which is a must-see, it is nostalgic and is very close to portraying Superman in a perfect manner. The Technology and film choices of its time let it down.

This Film tried to merge Nostalgic Lore, Characters, and Plots and tries to mix that all together with a generic Super Hero Movie that's in lacking CGI and Cinematography in places.

Superman Returns and Then leaves.