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.

Superman is often viewed as an old-fashioned hero, but did James Gunn’s new ‘Superman’ film manage to reboot the character for the modern world?

In the opening chapter of DC’s relaunched superhero franchise, the director mocks the mythology of his main character, played by the likeable yet limited David Corenswet.