The most comic book-like of comic book adaptations.

Rating: 7/10 (8 July 2005)

I read a couple of reviews of this film which compared it unfavorably to other superhero comic book adaptations, such as that of Spiderman or Superman. But to me, this movie was the most like the experience of reading an actual comic book. That was what I enjoyed about it. I actually went to see it only because Ioan Gruffudd is in it (and annoyingly, he has been the least interviewed of all the cast members). I took my 10 and 12 year old sons. We liked it a lot better than the professional reviewers did. Plausibility is not a requirement when you're talking about superhero powers. We buy the abilities of Superman because we've grown up with them, but really--kryptonite? Why would kryptonite weaken someone who was born on a planet made of kryptonite? I want some plausibility in my comics, but I don't require absolute fidelity to the laws of science. I'm looking forward to sequels, because they can have more plot and less exposition, but as someone who hasn't read this particular set of comic books, the amount of exposition was fine.