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...and so we get another Superman for another generation, as James Gunn kick-starts the next iteration of the cinematic DC Universe, cleaving very close to comic-book style and delivering a film that is great fun if uneven in some respects and which twelve-year-old boys are going to absolutely love - if you like your Superman Cavill-serious, this will not be much to your liking. It gets a lot of things right: David Corenswet's Superman has a pleasing child-like naiveté balancing the considerable power, Nicholas Hoult delivers possibly the best Lex Luthor seen so far with a mean and calculating nastiness, Rachel Brosnaham does Lois Lane via Scream's Gale Weathers, there are great takes on Perry White, Jimmy Olsen and the Kents, and above all Krypto/SuperDog is an instant scene-stealing loveable crazy star. There are some spectacular and powerful action set-pieces, and the whole affair is infused with Gunn's silly humour - there are plenty of genuine chuckles to be had along the way. Where it perhaps falters is when it tries to inject anything more heavyweight, noticeable more in the first act, in which an unnecessarily extended 'relationship'/interview scene between Lois and Clark/Superman seems to exist simply to establish that they are adults, as if it were needed. Many touchstones remain intact: The Fortress Of Solitude looks great, the suit works on screen, and even John Williams's iconic theme gets the Top Gun treatment. Overall, it does enough to freshen up the property and is a likeable and entertaining enough spectacle if ultimately rather lightweight and forgettable. The first of two end-credits scenes sums up the film in a very sweet way indeed.
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