SUPERMAN - ALL*STAR
This is really not as good as the other animated Superman
movies! A fairly decent story with possibilities it just
is really disjointed! The voice acting for Superman,
Lois and Jimmy just don't seem to come across as
believable! The movie leaves room for a sequel, which
I hope is a lot better!! B-
From an IMDb.com customer
I love animation and superhero movies, and thought
that All-Star Superman would be a good combination.
Sadly for me All-Star was a real disappointment. It is
not completely irredeemable, the animation is great,
full of detail and atmosphere and the music is a
contender for being the best asset of the film being
powerfully orchestrated and emotionally resonant.
There are two good voice actors, Anthony LaPaglia
who does a superb job as Luthor giving the character
a certain menace and intelligence and Ed Asner whose
Perry is every bit as effective. But the story is a huge
let down. The telling of the story feels rushed and
disjointed in trying to cram in lots of situations and
characters and sadly not giving any depth to them.
The Kryptonians just pop out of nowhere and their
story is far too brief. Lois is also written in a very
stereotypical high-school-girl sort of manner. The
pacing on top of that feels lethargic due to lack of
any real excitement, the action sequences just
don't have any sort of momentum. The script
completely lacks the sharp and incisive quality
that make the best DC movies, instead coming
across as bland. Likewise with the characters. Of
the voice work only LaPaglia and Asner stand out,
James Denton is too monotone and also too sly
and stern for Superman, and Christina Hendricks
can't or doesn't do anything with Lois. Overall,
a huge disappointment, could and should have
been much more. 4/10 - Bethany Cox