Superb update humanizes comic-book mythology

This facet to Superman’s personality may not have been purposefully glossed over in Richard Donner’s 1978 and 1980 versions, but those movies merely supplied the requisite details to decipher the mythical origins of earth’s mightiest superhero.

In Superb update humanizes comic-book mythology shows a confident, convincing and charismatic as Superman and endearingly geeky as Clark, the chiseled Routh is perfectly cast as the god-like superhero, whose lonely quest for identity and elusive love eventually leads him to a stark realization that turns impatience into prudence and wisdom.