Simply put, this is a horrible movie. Superman's desire to destroy the world's nuclear missiles is juvenile at best, grand theft larceny at worst. Little touches such as Superman actually talking in the vacuum of space and Superman repairing the Great Wall of China simply by looking at it made me want to sue the makers of this film. Other things such as Jon Cryer's vicious attack on the art of acting and Gene Hackman's absence of even one good line made me want to turn it off midway through, even though I'm a huge Superman fan. And don't even bring up Clark Kent's lurid implication toward the end that Mariel Hemmingway's character healed him with sex - what bad taste! Do yourself a favor and rent or buy the first Superman movie (which is a masterpiece) and pretend that no sequels to it - let alone this one - were ever made.