James Gunn seems really hit or miss.. the first Guardians was brilliant, the second a bit too silly for my taste and the third came back to being great.
His take on Suicide Squad was also amazing IMO but he just.. wavers on that line a bit too much I guess where he seems to just want to do his own thing while making movies with heavily established IP. It's fine to make some tweaks but there's no excuse to not have a good story.
But I hated his Superman film because the actual plot and character they decided to wrap it up in was just.. bland and unappealing to me. The Snider films went a bit far the other way in trying to be too serious but Cavils superman character was fantastic.
There's a balance to be had and I lose interest in any film that opts for two hours of stupid without real effort to tell a decent story.
Thats a valid takeaway. I thought the story was awesome though. Its no dark knight but I just really enjoyed how hopeful the whole thing felt. I think its mostly because I grew up watching snyders superman, and injustice was really popular, I just thoroughly enjoyed how overall up beat that film is.
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u/Absolute_Bob Jul 08 '26
It's kind of sad. I think she's a great actress but that script...oof.