Superman Returns

I should be going to see Superman Returns tomorrow night and have just heard a good review of it from Mark Kermode on Radio Five's podcast. It was quite encouraging and he said that while the film is not groundbreaking, or does not fit the trend of the "dark superhero" films (Batman obviously, the Spiderman series less so), it is an enjoyable film.

A couple of things give me hope added to this; The poster above, showing Superman hovering in space, above the Earth, the similar scene in the trailer when he is listening to the world from a similar position and the great bit in the trailer when the stereotypical "bad guy" shoots him, point blank, in the eye, only for the bullet to squish like a fly hitting a fast-moving juggernaut. All these things show that the director, Bryan Singer, understands a bit of what makes Superman who he is and is willing to play around with the powers he has to good effect. This can only be a good thing.

We will see though. I have a habit of being dissapointed with these type of films, although Batman Begins didn't let me down, maybe his buddy won't either.