| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"A super show." more... |
B+ |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...a generally thrilling entertainment that's not quite the grand slam you want it to be." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"This is a glum, lackluster movie in which even the big effects sequences seem dutiful instead of exhilarating." more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...a pretty decent comic book movie." more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"...a lovingly crafted film, rich with nostalgia but grounded in the present day..." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"The movie gets tighter and fiercer as it goes along." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...soars, mainly because director Bryan Singer shows immense respect for his source material..." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"A heartfelt Superman movie that plays to a broad audience thanks to an emotionally troubled Man of Steel." more... |
A |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...ups the ante with must-see results." more... |
A- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...leaden..." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Its combination of romance and fantasy adventure is unparalleled in superhero comic book-to-movie sagas." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Singer's movie is all about proving that Superman's selfless heroics are precisely what the world does need." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...Superman Returns finds no reason for being, other than that it's summer and computer graphics have improved since the superhero days of Christopher Reeve." more... |
C- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...immensely satisfying..." more... |
A- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...a rousing spectacle..." more... |
B |
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