Bria Lou Reviews

When Superman (David Corenswet) faces danger orchestrated by tech billionaire Lex Luthor, (Nicholas Hoult) he is forced to rely on his allies for help before it's too late. I was really looking forward to seeing this film. I've been a fan of Superman since Smallville days and while I liked the previous iterations, I was happy to have something new. I absolutely loved this film! I knew I'd love it from the start, because I loved where the film started from. This isn't an origin story and we don't need one. We're able to get straight into things and learn what we need to know along the way. I think this may be favourite movie version of Clark. It was so reminiscent of Smallville in the way he was played. This Clark was fun and sweet and actually had a personality! He was so much fun to watch even in the more tense moments And of course this is also down to the way this version of the character was written and played. Corenswet is both an amazing Superman and an am...

  With the new Superman movie out, I was really glad this was on the list so I could see it before I saw the new one. I love the character of Superman so much and I want to see as many iterations as possible! This wasn't the first time Superman was ever on film, but this definitely feels like the blueprint behind all the more recent adaptations, as well as so many other non-Superman comic book movies. It was nice that the film took the time to explore a few different stages of Clark's life (though I wish we got to see teenage Clark a bit more while he was still on the farm). It was also great to spend time in Krypton to get a feel for that world too. This film actually felt like a couple of different Superman movies jammed into one space. I think this is because it was so new, but there was a bit too much going on for me. As much as I love Superman's origin, I feel like a TV show is the perfect format for that story. In a film there's always going to be too much happeni...