Alas for good intentions, the new mixture turns out to be much as before, which I didn't rate very highly.

| Jun 17, 2022

Dick Lester's Superman II makes a groaningly slow start but finally ends up a better movie than Superman I. Of course, it has to be because more of the same would look a bit second-hand another time round.

| Jun 17, 2022

Superman's adventures, certainly, could be no sillier -- suspending our disbelief, of course, by the expertise of the technology, the prettiness of the art work, [and] the effacing charm of Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder.

| Jun 16, 2022

Superman II is easily the best spectacle movie of the season.

| Dec 31, 2019

The problem is that the film is too unwieldy to maintain any consistency of humor or tone. Whenever the relationships start to develop, the film has tobreak away for a stunt, leaving you feeling depressed and depleted.

| Apr 27, 2018

What seems to have been lost is the straightforward heroic exuberance of the original film, despite Reeve's gallant and endearing efforts.

| Oct 4, 2017

Let's face it, times change, and Superman and friend have sweetly embraced the spirit of the '80s as well as each other.

| Apr 12, 2013

Manages to gain classic comic book feature status through a combination of great stunts and a great human angle.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 14, 2010

With his perfect pacing, elegant narrative design, and depth of characterization, Richard Lester has made as good a matinee movie as could be imagined...

| Apr 17, 2007

A solid, classy, cannily constructed piece of entertainment which gets down to action almost immediately.

| Apr 17, 2007

A definitive look at the strange, impossible love triangle of Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Superman… not perfect, but in the annals of comic-book movies it remains an indispensable touchstone.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 9, 2006

The combination of Richard Donner's superb original casting and visual attack with Lester's wit and his ear for sound proves a pretty formidable alliance.

| Feb 9, 2006

Superman II begins in midstream, and never looks back...

| Original Score: 4/4 | Oct 23, 2004

Superman II is a marvelous toy.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 30, 2004

Substantial credit should also go to Terence Stamp's casually menacing General Zod, who transcends his terrible costume and make-up to appear a convincing threat.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 26, 2001