Jekecy
Superhero
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After this film, I've lamented on all the harsh criticism I threw Routh's way. Cavill has two films under his belt now, and I can't say definitively he's made a huge mark on the role any more than Brandon. Not as much as I initially thought anyway. Henry's still better and carries more potential, but these films are not letting him stretch his chops at all.Then the issue is they've chosen not to write dialogue for him, which is just as bad IMO. I'm not even asking for long speeches from him (I've never thought supes to be the wordy type); just a few sentences here and there would make all the difference in communicating his views and personality.
It's starting to look like "darker" directors such as Singer and Snyder seem to shy away from truly exploring the character. Or don't know how to tackle the "man" separate from his demigod status. Roger Eberts SR review still rings true in part with BvS:
"It's strange how little dialogue the title character has in the movie. Clark Kent is monosyllabic, and Superman is microsyllabic."