Superman2025

95/100 A superb official start to the new DCU. After the oversaturation of anti-heroes in the 2010s, James Gunn brings us what people have been clamoring for since the turn of the decade: sheer unbridled hope. First off, I'd like to mention how great the casting is for this film. Everyone embodies their character really well, even if they're relatively unknown like the Daily Planet crew or Mr. Terrific. However, David Corenswet as Superman and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane are the obvious highlights. The two characters themselves are very well-written. Their relationship is believable and they have good chemistry. It also provides good contrast as Clark is more empathetic and trusting while Lois is his foil, having more misgivings about trust and being more "cool". The supporting cast is also cool, though I felt Hawkgirl was kind of weak. My favourite, though, had to be wisecracking audience surrogate Mr. Terrific. This movie just feels like a 6-episode story out of the old DCAU of the 90s in the best way possible. The highlight, though, has to be Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. I loved everything about this character, especially how this might be the most hateful version of the character to date. Seeing him surrounded by all his goons from various medias was great, though I did notice the lack of best girl Mercy Graves, and Hoult portrays the character so well I'm surprised he wasn't at least nominated for an Oscar. This movie definitely has issues. It isn't perfect by any means, no movie is, but it has enough genuine heart and soul to make up for it, and I personally view this as a herald of what could be a great future for comic book movies. Absolutely excellent in almost every way.