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Hate it or love it but Superman Returns proves why Bryan Singer is one of the top 3 superhero film directors. Unlike Nolan or Raimi, he is the only one to direct three great superhero movies in the 2000's and that too back-to-back. I've always liked X-Men and it's sequel and seeing another superhero flick from him was expected and frankly speaking, this one was much more mature and bold. The casting of Brandon Routh was perfect. No, I mean it. He had the looks and the screen charisma for the role and I still haven't seen the original 1977 so I won't compare Reeve and Routh just yet. He handled both Clark Kent & Superman almost too easily and never once did he falter. The rest of the supporting were good, especially Parker Posey as Kitty and Kevin Spacey. Since he had worked with Bryan Singer on The Usual Suspects and had played a number of villain roles prior to this one, Lex Luthor was just another villain-ish role for him and he handled it perfectly. However, the casting of Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane was the flaw here. Nothing personal against the actress, but she wasn't convincing enough. Sure, she was easy on the eye but she managed to drain the power behind any scene she appeared in.
As much as I like the film and the cast (well, most of them anyhow), it certainly was not better than any of Singer's previous works and just manages to be a good superhero movie and nothing more.
8.0/10
