Superman: Red Son 2020

7.144 / 10   786 vote(s)
PG-13
Science Fiction Animation Action

Set in the thick of the Cold War, Red Son introduces us to a Superman who landed in the USSR during the 1950s and grows up to become a Soviet symbol that fights for the preservation of Stalin’s brand of communism.

Release Date 2020-02-24
Runtime 1h 24m
Director Sam Liu
Producers Sam Register, James Krieg, Sam Liu, Amy McKenna, Bruce Timm
Writers Kilian Plunkett, Mark Millar, J. M. DeMatteis

A pretty underwhelming film adaptation of one of DC's best arcs. The original Superman story it's based on is so good, that this still comes away being okay by association, but it's still very disappointing compared to the source material, and isolated to itself is still an only okay sit down with the Big Red Boy Scout.

Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

Gimly

Okay DC animated movie, a little heavy-handed and features some bad dialogue, but I did like the voice acting from Jason Isaacs as Superman and pretty good animation as well. Nothing I'd watch again but maybe worth a rental. 3/5

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