Since everyone has probably seen this movie by now I figure that I can review it. On Wednesday, June 28, April and I went and saw Superman Returns. And I have to say, I liked it.

The thing that struck me most about this movie was that they did not try to follow any present story from the comics or tv shows. Instead they came up with a slightly modern Superman story which made the movie a complete original. While it does focus on a post-Superman I timeline it was still great. And you do not have to see Superman I to understand what’s going on in this picture, which is a good thing since I can confess to having seen Superman I only one time in it’s entirety and I don’t remember it very well.

For those that haven’t seen the movie yet, I’ll but a break in now so as to not give anything away.

Spoiler’s after the jump.

Some interesting things have taken place since Superman has left Earth in search of the remains of Krypton. Lois is engaged to her boss’s nephew, she has a child, and the world as whole has moved on.

When Clark finds out about Lois you can tell he’s heartbroken. This is the love of his life, and this does not change at all. Lois, while practically married, is still in love (at least to a certain degree) with Superman. However, I was impressed that when Superman and Lois finally meet for the first time to talk, she resists the urge to kiss him due to her commitment to her fiance’ Richard. This is a wonderful scene because she remains faithful instead of giving in and going through the meladrama that some writers would do.

The twist of the movie was probably my biggest dissappointment. Lois’ son turns out to be Superman’s son. But they never really explain how this happened. They never really say if Lois actually slept with Superman or Clark, though it makes more sense that she slept with Clark. Now while my theory might make more sense, she never figures out that Clark and Superman are one and the same, and so with everything combined you’re left to wonder what exactly happened.

Overall Superman Returns is the best movie of the summer so far. It far exceeds X-Men 3 in writing, story, and film. The movie also gives Superman a fresh start on the big screen. I can not wait to see where they take it from here.