Superman Returns
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13 Jan 2010

### Details

Director: | Bryan Singer
Writer: | Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Dan Harris, Michael Dougherty
Producer: | Gilbert Adler, Bryan Singer, Jon Peters
Theatrical: | 2006
Rated: | PG-13
Studio: | Warner Bros.
Genre: | Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Duration: | 2 hr 34 mins

Languages: | English
Subtitles: | Spanish
Sound: | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Aspect Ratio: | Widescreen 2.40:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Picture Format: | Widescreen
Discs: | 1
Region: | Region 1
Release: | Jan 2006

#### Features

Features Not Specified.

### Summary

If Richard Donner's 1978 feature film &lt;I&gt;Superman: The Movie&lt;/I&gt; made us believe a man could fly, Bryan Singer's 2006 follow-up, &lt;I&gt;Superman Returns&lt;/I&gt;, lets us remember that a superhero movie can make our spirits soar. Superman (played by newcomer Brandon Routh) comes back to Earth after a futile five-year search for his destroyed home planet of Krypton. As alter ego Clark Kent, he's eager to return to his job at the &lt;I&gt;Daily Planet&lt;/I&gt; and to see Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth). Lois, however, has moved on: she now has a fiancé (James Marsden), a son (Tristan Leabu), and a Pulitzer Prize for her article entitled &quot;Why the World Doesn't Need Superman.&quot; On top of this emotional curveball, his old archrival Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) is plotting the biggest land grab in history.&lt;p&gt; Singer, who made a strong impression among comic-book fans for his work on the &lt;I&gt;X-Men&lt;/I&gt; franchise and directed Spacey in &lt;I&gt;The Usual Suspects&lt;/I&gt;, brings both a fresh eye and a sense of respect to the world's oldest superhero. He borrows John Williams's great theme music and Marlon Brando's voice as Jor-El, and the story (penned by Singer's &lt;I&gt;X-Men&lt;/I&gt; collaborators Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris) is a sort-of-sequel to the first two films in the franchise (choosing to ignore that the third and fourth movies ever happened). The humorous and romantic elements give the movie a heart, Singer's art-deco Metropolis is often breathtaking, and the special effects are elegant and spectacular, particularly an early airplane-disaster set-piece. Of the cast, Routh is excellent as the dual Superman/Clark, Spacey is both droll and vicious as Luthor, and Parker Posey gets the best lines as Luthor's moll Kitty. But at 23, Bosworth seems too young for the five-years-past-grizzled Lois. It's nice to see Noel Neill, Jack Larson (both from the classic &lt;I&gt;Adventures of Superman&lt;/I&gt; TV series), and Eva Marie-Saint on the screen as well. &lt;I&gt;Superman Returns&lt;/I&gt; is one of those projects that was in development for seemingly forever, but it was worth the wait -- it's the most enjoyable superhero movie since &lt;I&gt;Spider-Man 2&lt;/I&gt; and &lt;I&gt;The Incredibles&lt;/I&gt;. &lt;I&gt;--David Horiuchi&lt;/I&gt;

### Credits

Brandon Routh | ... | Clark Kent/Superman
Kevin Spacey | ... | Lex Luthor
Kate Bosworth | ... | Lois Lane
James Marsden | ... | Richard White
Frank Langella | ... | Perry White
Parker Posey | ... |