Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 1987
	Director: Sidney J. Furie
	Actors: Christopher Reeve (Superman 1-4), Gene Hackman (Enemy of the State), Margot Kidder
	Country: USA, GB
	Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
	Conditions of visioning: 06.10.20, VOD, 10" tablet screen.

Synopsis: The Man of Steel (Reeve) crusades for nuclear disarmament and meets Lex Luthor's (Hackman) latest creation, Nuclear Man.   Review: I was fearing to watch this fifth movie of the series (after Supergirl), often described as one of the worst movies of all times. Frankly, when you have seen the others of the franchise before like I did, it is not that bad. Pretty bad sure, but I found it better than Superman 3 for example with its sentient super-computer. Nuclear Man is ridiculous of course, built from superman's hair, enough tissue to cover him decently and some solar radiation. I have the feeling that less and less in this franchise had the writers any idea of the original Superman stories, and of basic Science. It is hilarious when Clark's new love interest Lacy Warfield floats between Earth and the Moon with no problem breathing. In passing, funny also to see a young Jon Cryer (Alan in Two and a Half Men) in one of his first roles as Lex's nephew. The love triangle (or square?) is also laughable and sometime reveals huge plot holes (Lois knows Superman's identity one moment and forgets the next...). The less bad thing in the movie is Superman's motivation to rid the world of nuclear weapons, although no country, especially the U.S.S.R., seem to complain about it. Among the rest, it looks like a decent plot. So as I wrote, pretty bad but I managed to watch it in less than two attempts. Rating: 3 /10