‘Superman’ Review: James Gunn’s Reboot Is A Painfully Mediocre, Super Generic Mess Of A Movie

Superman: James Gunn’s prolonged punch-fest falls flat

The first two superhero movies of the year examined the morality of power and politics (Captain America: Brave New World) and mental health and personal accountability (Thunderbolts*) in thoughtful and often nuanced ways. It is rather depressing, then, that the third act of Superman is largely a prolonged CGI punch-fest that lacks any narrative or visual vigour to make it interesting. There is a lot riding on the success of the DC Universe (DCU)…

Superman reboot fails to fly high enough

Writer-director James Gunn is good for eye-popping and colourful action scenes and effects, but there’s nothing innovative here.

'Superman' review: Not quite up, up and away

James Gunn's take on the Man of Steel doesn't break us out of our current sense of superhero fatigue.

Superman Review – James Gunn’s Brightly Colored Train Wreck May Derail DC for Good

I haaaaaated this movie. I hated it with a deep, gnawing frustration. Because for the third time in my life, a director has rebooted Superman—and for the third time, they failed. The post Superman Review – James Gunn’s Brightly Colored Train Wreck May Derail DC for Good appeared first on That Park Place.

‘Superman’ Review: James Gunn’s Reboot Is A Painfully Mediocre, Super Generic Mess Of A Movie

Far from the triumphant return to form DC and Warner Bros hoped for, James Gunn's 'Superman' is a generic, dull, overwritten disaster.

REVIEW: James Gunn's Superman Is Not So Super for Newcomers

James Gunn's Superman hits theaters this Friday, but is it friendly for newcomers to the DC universe?