Received an Advanced copy of this today! It's immense... IMO its the best Direct to Video DC Animated film to date... Its stuffed full of story and well-paced. It's also more accurate than most of the others with regards to the original storyline, maybe a bit rushed here and there as expected and required. It also boasts the best Character Designs in any of the DC Animation Universes, again imo. Although since they have gone for the Late, great Michael Turner art-style Superman sometimes looks like he is rocking a little too much mascara! But he looks tough as nails, albeit a little bit on the pretty side! haha
The animation quality isn't consistently smooth, its not as tight as it was in Batman: Red Hood! Which I think was the best animation I've seen in these releases thus far!
But the music and voice action was very good, however Summer Glau wasn't great with some of the more emotionally scenes... She didn't really milk the sorrow or fear where needs be! But as this was her first voice acting gig, you can expect some inexperience show through to her work. She's not horrible or anything, she's just not on par.
All of the females character designs where really attractive... Even Granny Goodness?!? haha
All the fights where great, but as per usual in these films and JLU too much collateral damage... I'm sorry, but Superman isnt a hero if he is knock down buildings!
