Right from the start this installment proves to be stupid and offensive in approximately equal measure. For some strange reason they decided to abandon the formula that was reasonably successful with the original and the first sequel and instead turn the Superman saga into a moronic farce. Though poor Richard Pryor gets stuck with the most humiliating role – a ne’er-do-well who just happens to be a computer genius – nobody comes away smelling like roses. The first two may not have been great moments in the history of the superhero genre, but they were masterpieces of the cinema arts compared to whatever the hell they thought they were doing here. Though this isn’t literally the worst movie I’ve ever seen, it may well be the dumbest thing Hollywood ever spent actual money on. Wish I’d skipped it
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