after a long period in the space and look for the remains of planet krypton and superman ( brandon routh ) return to earth . he miss lois lane ( kate bosworth ) and who get marry and have a son with richard white ( james marsden ) . meanwhile and lex luthor ( kevin spacey ) plot an evil plan and use crystal he steal from the fortress of solitude and to create a new land and submerge the usa . after so many delightful movie of superman with the unforgettable christopher reeve and or tv show like lois and clark ( and teri hatcher ) or smallville and a great expectation be create for the return of superman in this bryan singer version . unfortunately and the awful story be too long and boring and with many unnecessary part and lack of emotion and overrate in imdb . in addition and the romance between lois lane and superman be something shamefully ridiculous . the twenty two year old actress kate bosworth be wrongly miscast and play the role of a mature reporter and experience mother of a five year old boy . brandon routh be two year young than tom welling and who play a teenager clark kent in smallville . the character of parker posey and kitty kowalski and be actually a silly caricature . last but not the least and in spite of be a terrific lex luthor and kevin spacey be forty five year old and therefore old and old than the rest of the lead cast . the corny conclusion look like a soap opera and be terrible . my vote be four . title ( brazil ) represent superman return .