Superman II: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 0 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 42 reviews

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Janet Maslin New York Times (Top Critic)

80

Superman II is a marvelous toy.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

100

Superman II begins in midstream, and never looks back...
Full Review » 8 years ago
Dave Kehr Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

With his perfect pacing, elegant narrative design, and depth of characterization, Richard Lester has made as good a matinee movie as could be imagined.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Variety (Top Critic)

A solid, classy, cannily constructed piece of entertainment which gets down to action almost immediately.
Full Review » 5 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

88

Both Kidder and Reeve shine.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Ed Grant Common Sense Media

100

A witty, action-packed superadventure.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Film4

A fine follow-up, it's easy to understand why some consider Superman II to be the pick of the series.
Full Review » 2 years ago
Chris Hewitt (UK) Empire Magazine

80

Manages to gain classic comic book feature status through a combination of great stunts and a great human angle.
Full Review » 2 years ago
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com

80

Full Review » 4 years ago
Felix Gonzalez Jr. DVD Review

This is first class entertainment with a little bit of everything thrown in for good measure.
Full Review » 5 years ago
TV Guide's Movie Guide

88

An especially fun movie and a rare instance of a sequel that not only equals, but even betters, its original.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com

88

The spectacular battle scenes, the tenderly poignant love story, and the still-amusing work by Hackman make its broad transgressions quite forgivable.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films Guide

75

A definitive look at the strange, impossible love triangle of Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Superman… not perfect, but in the annals of comic-book movies it remains an indispensable touchstone.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Pablo Villaca Cinema em Cena

60

Acaba sendo salvo pelo mesmo elemento que contribuiu para o sucesso do original: a dinamica e a quimica entre Christopher Reeve e Margot Kidder.
Full Review » 6 years ago
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews

63

...as uneven and overlong as the first one.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews

75

By its very nature, the resulting film is severely compromised, but still rip-roaring, unpretentious entertainment.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Geoff Andrew Time Out

The combination of Richard Donner's superb original casting and visual attack with Lester's wit and his ear for sound proves a pretty formidable alliance.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Daniel Eagan Film Journal International

60

Tighter, funnier, and generally better than its predecessor
Full Review » 7 years ago
Kevin Carr 7M Pictures

20

I thought it was great when I was nine, but now... oh my GOD!
Full Review » 7 years ago
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com

40

Full Review » 7 years ago
David Cornelius eFilmCritic.com

100

Superman II made me cheer when I was seven years old, it makes me cheer now that I'm thirty, and it'll make me cheer when I'm ninety.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Luke Y. Thompson New Times

100

Aside from some unfortunate slapstick, it's a truly spectacular superhero sequel.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews

60

Full Review » 8 years ago
Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

100

Full Review » 8 years ago
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall

80

Edgy and exciting.
Full Review » 8 years ago