"The movie features pervasive positivity, one really cool canine and a bright comic-book aesthetic. And while this fresh superhero landscape is extremely busy and a little bit familiar, it also feels lived-in and electric."—Brian Truitt, USA Today
"Grim and gritty are words this movie firmly rejects, instead leaning into the human side of everyone involved, even its villains."— Liz Shannon Miller, Consequence
"James Gunn's Superman movie launches the DC Universe in spectacular fashion, with a fun-filled romp that requires refreshingly little homework."—Molly Freeman, Screen Rant
Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way, he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.