Early 'Superman' Reviews Turn Heads, But the True Rotten Tomatoes Score Hasn't Been Revealed

Although Superman doesn't hit theaters in wide release until Friday, July 11, those who bought their tickets through a special Amazon promotion will get to see the movie today, on Tuesday, July 8. And, for movie critics who have already seen the movie, tiny social media reviews have already indicated that this take on Superman just might be a crowd-pleaser. 

As reported by Variety, a handful of critics have sounded off on social media about their feelings about the new Superman reboot. "Bold yet faithful," wrote Bryan Sudfiel. Meanwhile, critic Brandon Davis said that the romantic chemistry between David Corenswet's Superman and Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane "is off the charts" in the movie.

That said, as of this writing, most formal reviews of the movie haven't been published. (Men's Journal will publish our review a bit later this evening.) But even when the reviews start trickling in, that doesn't mean the Rotten Tomatoes score will exist right away. And even when the RT score for Superman does hit, it may not be accurate for a while.

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Historically, reviews of various Superman movies are all over the place. While 2013's Man of Steel holds a 57 percent score on RT from critics, it has a 75 percent score from general audiences. 2006's Superman Returns is basically the opposite; the critical score is 73 percent, and the audience score is 60. Only when we go further back in time to the 1978 classic, starring Christopher Reeve, does the audience perception and the critical perception of a Superman movie start to align. 

In short, with this Superman movie, like several Superman movies before it, we should expect there to be some kind of general disagreement about its basic quality. There's a good chance the film will make a ton of money at the box office. Will everyone love it? That remains to be seen.

Superman is out in limited release on July 8. It will hit wide release on July 11.

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