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Article: Superhero and humble spirit: 'Superman Returns' dazzles with effects; Rossellini film portrays St. Francis.(MOVIES)(Movie review)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- July 28, 2006
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The nicest thing I can report on Superman Returns is that someone took two dozen handicapped kids to the performance I saw, and they loved it, cheering spontaneously at the end. I don't think they were judging the acting or the coherence of the story, or believed Superman was going to cure them. They were simply enthralled with the spectacular images of the hero's preternatural gifts. They may not even have seen Richard Donner's 1978 "Superman," with the late Christopher Reeve in cape and tights, and a cast including Marlon Brando, Margot Kidder and Gene Hackman--probably an advantage, since Mr. Reeve was handsomer and funnier than this film's Superman (Brandon Routh).
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