Superman

Superman is moody, angry, insecure, and immature in this. Nothing like the stoic ideal we all know him as. They made Jimmy Olsen an unexplainable ladie's man, Hawk Girl was way young and had comical closeups of her screeching like a hawk (which she doesn't do), Nathan Fillion would've made a better Hal Jordan than Guy Gardner, Ultra Man was reimagined as a clone who dresses like Black Noir from "The Boys," and the plot was a convoluted mess. I will give kudos to Mr. Terrific and ... That's it. One thing for sure is James Gunn cannot portray Superman for the big screen. I give it a "D" at best.

The intense Science Fiction action and fights completely took over the human story between Lois and Superman. The (pocket universe??) just distracts from anything that might be in the realm you think could happen. I do like movies that have fantasy and science fiction elements that are not possible in day-to-day life, but sometimes they can push those elements way beyond what's understandable, and enjoyable.

I felt like I joined the movie half way through at the start. The muddle of characters rapidly became overwhelming and there never felt like there was a plot. The guardians of the galaxy style just didn't work as well on supes..

This felt like a comedy first and superhero second. Too much needless changes from the source material as well just made me feel like yet another DC reboot or remake is too little too late.

A reasonable attempt but falls short of being good.

I honestly don't see how this movie could impress anyone older than 10. Sure, it's colorful, lighthearted, and has a few crowd-pleasing moments - but underneath the cape and charm, it feels more like a Saturday morning cartoon than the cinematic relaunch of an iconic hero. For a character as emotionally rich and symbolically heavy as Superman, this version felt oddly flat, even juvenile.

The movie opens with a tone that hints at something deeper - maybe a layered origin story or a grounded emotional arc. For a moment, it feels like James Gunn might give Superman the complexity he deserves. But that promise fades fast. Instead of evolving into something meaningful, the story flattens into a series of lighthearted moments, cheesy one-liners, and safe, predictable beats.

It's like the film is afraid to take itself seriously for more than five minutes. Every time it flirts with depth, it quickly retreats to humor or surface-level charm. That approach might work for younger audiences, but for anyone hoping for a mature or compelling Superman narrative, it's a letdown.

Most of the cast did a decent job - nobody was outright bad, but no one really stood out either. The performances felt safe, almost like everyone was playing within tight creative boundaries. Even characters who are supposed to command the screen - like Superman and Lex Luthor - felt surprisingly muted.

David Corenswet as Superman checks the boxes visually, but his performance doesn't leave much of a mark. There's no real emotional weight, no moment where you truly feel what Clark is going through. And Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor, while an interesting casting choice on paper, lacks the menace or charisma that makes the character memorable. He's just... there.

It's frustrating, because these are some of the most iconic roles in comic book history - and yet the film doesn't give the actors enough material to make them feel iconic.

Are bright, the costumes pop, and some of the early shots are eye-catching - at least for a second. But once you settle into the movie, it all starts to feel a bit stale. The CGI is fine, but nothing we haven't seen before. The action scenes are clean but lack intensity or creativity. There's no real visual identity that sets it apart from every other superhero film.

It's like eating candy with no flavor - it looks fun, but you stop caring pretty quickly.

Superman (2025) feels like a movie made to play it safe - colorful enough to distract, light enough to entertain kids, but ultimately hollow for anyone expecting more. It had the opportunity to bring real depth and emotion to one of the most iconic heroes in fiction, but instead settles for a flat, overly sanitized version of the character.

If you're under 10, you might love it. For everyone else, it's just another cape in the crowd.

Superman arrives as a patchwork of borrowed ideas-some lifted from other franchises, others recycled from earlier Superman films. Once again, the creative deck is reshuffled in a futile attempt to reinvent a character who has remained essentially static across nearly 50 years of cinema and over 80 years in popular culture.

The film suffers from a miscast or underwritten Lois Lane, a serviceable but unremarkable Superman, and a Lex Luthor plan that veers into the incomprehensible. While it nods to Luthor's original land-grabbing schemes-both from the classic films comics-it fails to give them any credible motivation or coherence.

There are moments of originality and even a few flashes of wit (particularly from Mr. Terrific), but they're lost in a film that never quite finds its purpose. Combined with the often drab visuals and boring music(a few bars of classic William's score excepted), this is a miss.