I’m a 40+ year old woman with no interest in superheroes, DC films, marvel films yada yada … so it’s no surprise really that about 15 minutes into this film I thought, this has a big audience but it definitely ain’t me. But what is a bit more of a surprise is that, a) about 20 minutes later I thought, I think this film might actually be quite bad, and b) I took a 30-something year old man to the preview and he FELL ASLEEP during the film. Do you know how hard it is to fall asleep in a very loud, very bright superhero film at IMAX?! You guys, we just didn’t like it and there’s no way to sugar coat it. The storyline was naff in many ways, there was some appalling dialogue and Superman (David Corenswet) wasn’t the charming hero you’d expect. What other conclusion can we draw?! It’s not our fault we didn’t like it!
The proper reviews appear to be pretty mixed. In order to balance mine I offer this positive one in the UK Telegraph. There’s plenty that are less positive but I won’t labour the point by sharing any of those.
Superman opens in cinemas on 10 July 2025, runs 130 minutes and is rated M.