Superman film (2025) – What does it mean to be good?

Film: Superman (2025)

Age rating: 12A

Runtime: 129 minutes

See this if you liked: Thor: Ragnorok, Superman (1978)

Synopsis:

Superman has been superhero-ing for three years but has just suffered his first defeat. As he comes to terms with this, he’s facing the consequences of interfering with world politics and simultaneously struggling to maintain his relationship with Lois Lane. All the while, Lex Luthor is plotting the Man of Steel’s downfall, and the Justice Gang are not helping matters. Oh, and he’s also dog sitting a hyperactive dog with superpowers…

Pre-review notes:

I am a big fan of DC – comics, movies, video games – but, like many people, have mixed feelings on the recent movie adaptations. I will admit though that I’m in the small minority of people who enjoyed Zack Snyder’s take on the characters – so you may want to take this review with a pinch of salt…

What I liked:

Krypto the superdog. I love dogs. And he absolutely steals the show for me. About an hour into the movie, I thought to myself, why ……