Hey ya know what, this was FUN. Light, funny, strong craft, classic comic book feel, and direct theming, Superman feels intentional and fresh for DC. This is how you make relevant serious material feel natural to a comic book story.
Like with all comic book faire, there are dramatic scenes that feel a little cheap and forced but they’re few and far between.
Pretty entertaining if you look at it as a melodrama with some tongue in cheek to it. However I don’t think that was Fuqua or Ayers’ intention. I think Ayers’ later LA cop thriller End of Watch is an indication that this movie was supposed to be serious but ventured into the goofy. Denzel is so entertaining to watch to the point Ethan Hawke just feels like a wet blanket after a while even though Lonzo is supposed to be…
A charming little storybook film with great music and background illustration. As with all Miyazaki films the care and attention paid to the little moments of humanity in the animation are all beautiful and add to the warmth of the characters. However, for a film with very little development in the plot and in its characters, I found the hour and 40 minute run time dragging during certain sequences. Miyazaki loves small moments of intimacy in film as much if…
