it's a bird! it's a plane! it's a MOVIE REVIEW!!

Superman Returneth
Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Parker Posey, and Kate 'Skeletor' Bosworth

We don't make it a habit to see 3-hour movies at 10pm on a school night, but when Marlon Brando beckons from beyond the grave, you'd better answer. Plus, i trust director Bryan Singer, and he did not let me down.
Brandon Routh didn't pique my interest in any of the trailers, but he was REALLY good, playing Clark and Superman just differently enough to make it interesting... and he's a total hottie once he gets going. :P The ever-present forehead curl was a little distracting, but then i realized that i kept wanting to fix it for him (aka 'stroke his beautiful face'), and that was probably the point. He was vintage Superman, all man of steel and truth and justice, and a spot-on Clark Kent: nerdy, tortured, clever. i was impressed.
Kevin Spacey is a fantastic Lex Luthor, no surprise there, and Parker Posey as his ... girlfriend? assistant? sister? barber?, Kitty Kowalski, is nothing short of inspired. i laughed at everything she said and did; anyone else in the role would have been utterly forgettable. Plus she wins for best wardrobe. And Kate Bosworth. *sigh*. i almost got up in the middle of the movie, called every Round Table and In-N-Out in Beverly Hills and had 80 pounds of food delivered to her. Or i could've told Round Table to hire her as a cheese grater, that's how bony this girl is. It was very distracting. i get that Superman is supposed to whisk her around like the big, strong man he is, but he does enough heavy lifting to communicate that; she didn't need to be all of 75 pounds and nearly swimming in every costume. Speaking of swimming, we're supposed to believe she can dive into a stormy ocean wearing a ball gown and pull a sinking, 225lb Superman to the surface? This girl looks like she can barely hold up her purse! Performance-wise, she wasn't bad. i dunno. James Marsden is good as Lois's fiance Richard, the great guy who is everything, including heroic and easy on the eyes..... except he's just. not. Superman. And the little boy, who happens to be 5 years old (gee, didn't Lois and Superman boogie down right before he left 5 years ago? interesting...) is actually a good little actor with a good storyline. And you know i'm not a fan of children in general, much less monkeying up otherwise good movies, but it was done well.
SO. A great, nay, SUPER! movie-going experience. The only downfalls are the way-too-long running time and Bosworth's physical presence....or lack thereof. 4.5 out of 5 red underpantses.