David Corenswet's slightly puppyish Superman radiates a joy in what he's doing, but he’s far from invincible. That lends the film emotional stakes.

Some fans have long thought of Superman as an immigrant character, as his displacement from his fictional home planet to the United States is a key part of his story.

James Gunn's "Superman" proves to be a movie ripped straight from a comic book in tone, humor and action. It's worth a watch, George Thomas writes.