What does everyone here think of Henry Cavil as superman?

do you think Cavill matched Christopher Reeve's acting and charisma?

Nope. Cavill is not in the same universe nevermind in the same league as Reeve's performance in this film. Reeve is a one of a kind. He is Superman.

Cavill is just another in a long line of contemporary generic actors with no discernible acting talent or charisma.

There's only one Superman.


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I like cavill, I think he's a charismatic guy but just feel the way superman has been written is so poor and didn't give him a chance to show that side.

Reeve's superman was my ultimate hero growing up and I love his version of superman especially in superman 3 when he turns evil and fights himself....brilliant acting.

I just wish they would give cavill a better script to work with, he hardly speaks in batman v superman

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I like Cavill. He's got the build and the intensity for this brooding Man of Steel. But if Superman Returns taught us anything, it's that strict adherence to the Donner movies ain't such a good idea. So I don't compare Snyder to the original movies and the same goes for the lead actor.

That's not saying that Reeve wasn't ideal; he most certainly was. And at some point, that actually starts to become a problem.

It's like saying every succeeding Batman just wasn't Michael Keaton. That's true, to some extent, but then are the other guys really given a chance?


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I thought he was alright, but similar to Brandon Routh, he didn't have a lot to say.

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I grew up watching Christopher Reeve as Superman. I saw them all at the cinema with my dad, I enjoyed them then and I still do (well 1, 2 and to an extent 3). Reeve was Superman. That said, I think Cavill is excellent. He comes across as a little wooden at times but he looks fantastic and has a naturally easy-going charm (frequently shown in interviews) that is just right for the part; the fact that he hasn't had much of a chance to show that side of him has been due to storylines and direction. IMO he has the makings of a first-rate Superman.





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I don't think any other actor could ever do for the role of Superman what Christopher Reeve did.

Henry Cavill is good but he's more or less trapped in the same corner that Brandon Routh got put in as even though they look the part enough and are decent in the role, due to horrible writers they're not given much to do or any really decent dialogue. I read somewhere in Batman v. Superman Cavill only had 42 lines of dialogue...isn't that even less than Arnold Schwarzenegger had as The Terminator?

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Christopher Reeve will always be Superman to me.

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