One of the better comic book movies. The story is vague (something about Lex Luthor causing California to sink into the ocean), but the movie holds your interest. The acting is mostly good--Reeve is perfect as Superman, Margot Kidder is OK as Lois Lane, Gene Hackman is fun as Luthor, but Valerie Perrine and Ned Beatty are just annoying. The script is a problem--some times it's funny, other times it's horrible. It was also obviously written "down" for the kids in the audience. Also there are lapses in logic and the special effects are pretty laughable. Still, I was never bored and the acting by Reeve and the music score by John Williams carry you through the bad sections. Worth watching--perfect for the entire family. Try to see it letter-boxed though--it doesn't work on full-screen TV.
