A lot of people are dubious of the actor they picked to fill Christopher Reeve's shoes. Indeed, there's not much acting on Brandon Routh's part. All he had to do was just stand there, look, talk and smile like Reeve, and the audiences will take it all in. In some angles, he does look stunningly like Reeve. However, I'm not so sure about having Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane. Her brown hair looks fake, and her acting is totally lacking, thus making it difficult for us to believe that she can be a pulitzer price winning journalist.
Onto the story itself. Lex Luthor is back and trying to take over the world once again; this time, his master plan has something to do with crystals that he found from Superman's North Pole fortress. Nothing original, but just seeing all these familiar characters was satisfying enough. Most of the movie is action-filled, but there are some parts with ultra cheesy dialogs.(of course, most are lovey-dovey oh-I-secretly-still-love-you I-wish-I-can-tell-you-my-secret scenes between superman and Lois) But overall, I'd say this is a pretty successful remake. It cannot be measured up to the original movies, but it is definitely worth it to see.
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