James Gunn's "Superman" launches a revamped DC movie universe with a new Man of Steel. It works on both counts, thanks to star David Corenswet.

Despite the vibrant action and scattered charm, Superman fails to re-establish the emotional core the DC franchise once had. It stretches itself thin trying to be everything, yet leaves behind very little that lingers.

Writer-director James Gunn’s “Superman” was always going to be a strange chemistry of filmmaker and material. Gunn, the mind behind “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Suicide Squad,” has reliably drifted toward a B-movie superhero realm populated (usually over-populated) with the lesser-known freaks, oddities and grotesquerie of back-issue comics.

I went into Superman expecting to laugh and cry. I’ve had both reactions watching earlier James Gunn movies. Despite the many spoilers in the advance press for this film, there was much that was a pleasant surprise.

Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet are phenomenal, but DCU kickoff 'Superman' is too slight to feel like the start of something big.

Far from the triumphant return to form DC and Warner Bros hoped for, James Gunn's 'Superman' is a generic, dull, overwritten disaster.

The latest film releases include Superman, Kill the Jockey, Apocalypse in the Tropics, and To A Land Unknown. Weighing in are Christy Lemire, film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel Breakfast All Day, and Witney Seibold, senior writer at SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed Network.

Superman is now playing in theaters, but should you believe the hype about the DC Studios movie? Yes, because James Gunn has delivered a take on the Man of Steel that's everything fans could want and more.

Although Superman has acquired a “fresh” early critical score of 86% on the review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, it’s worth pointing out that many of the reviews published seem less convinced with the new superhero outing, which casts David Corenswet as the Man Of Steel.

This Friday feels like a cinematic rollercoaster! Three big releases have stormed the screens-two from Bollywood and one straight from the heart of Hollywood. While Superman swoops in wearing his iconic cape,

Are you ready for the new "Superman" movie? Here's what you need to know, from early social reactions to intel on the new Man of Steel.

Superman has set an audience score record for Superman movies since 1978, a true feat. It also almost beat the critic score as well.