SUPERMAN Reportedly Described As A "Mess" By Multiple Critics Before Social Embargo Lifts TONIGHT

SUPERMAN Reportedly Described As A "Mess" By Multiple Critics Before Social Embargo Lifts TONIGHT

According to a new report, at least three noteworthy critics considered Superman a "mess," leading to confusion among fans with just hours to go before the social media embargo is lifted. Check it out...

By JoshWilding - Jul 07, 2025 12:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman

The social media embargo for Superman lifts tonight at 9pm PT and 12am ET. That means we're just hours away from finding out what critics think about the movie, following leaked reviews that have deemed it either a "triumph" or the "final nail in superhero cinema's coffin."

Your mileage may vary when it comes to the typically glowing X verdicts. However, they're bound to clear up some of the potential misconceptions about what filmmaker James Gunn and Warner Bros. Discovery executives will be hoping is a much-needed fresh start for the DC brand. 

Uproxx's Mike Ryan recently said he "couldn't disagree more" with the negative Daily Beast review, a post that was liked by critics from Awards Radar, Collider, The Wrap, and Rolling Stone. 

However, John Rocha—who was first to break the news about The Punisher and Hulk being in Spider-Man: Brand New Day—has weighed in with what he's heard, and it paints another unfortunately negative picture.

"I do think we are going to get mixed reviews. And I'll tell you this right now because I heard from three critics over the weekend who watched that clip I did of Jeff and I discussing whether critics are becoming influencers. By that I mean, critics who are in critics groups becoming influencers for Superman and questioning whether that is where the trend is now because these people have money to make."

"Three separate critics reached out to me and told me that they did not like the movie. [They are] three critics that I am friends with and that I respect and whose opinions I value. They're people I trust, not YouTubers. These are people who are legitimate critics. They told me that the movie is a mess."

Who knows what to believe at this point?

However, with full reviews set to be published at 12pm PT/3pm ET tomorrow, it won't be long until we finally learn what critics think about the Man of Tomorrow's big screen return. Stay tuned for a roundup of those, and what's sure to be an interesting Rotten Tomatoes score reveal...

Superman, DC Studios' first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures.

In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.  

The movie stars David Corenswet in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

Also appearing are Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, María Gabriela de Faría, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Neva Howell, and Milly Alcock.

Superman arrives in theaters on July 11, 2025.

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Pictilli
Pictilli - 7/7/2025, 12:08 PM
If critics didn't like it on account of its:

- tone
- casting
- colors
- characters

Then their opinion is irrelevant to me.
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 7/7/2025, 12:10 PM
@Pictilli - you talk as if you have seen it 🤠
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/7/2025, 12:11 PM
@Pictilli - 100%!
Baf
Baf - 7/7/2025, 12:16 PM
@Pictilli - “Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.”
– Benjamin Franklin
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 7/7/2025, 12:33 PM
@Pictilli - So you've seen the film?
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 7/7/2025, 12:41 PM
@Pictilli - Superman Is the rigth color....whats wrong whit this people? ..ITS the same people that praised Brave NEW World
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/7/2025, 2:46 PM
@Pictilli - any review rotten tomatoes score critics review should irrelevant to everyone if reviews made movies successful transformers one be getting sequel and everyone on this site will should be liking avatar movies .,

People need reviews rotten tomatoes score critics permission see what movies they should see are mice/ kids reviews , critics rotten tomatoes are pure pipers / adults tell them what to do ?si=hard7F_yKv_FVRZL

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F4ntasticClunge
F4ntasticClunge - 7/7/2025, 12:09 PM
Dont worry bobetwats and @vectorsigma!

Superman will be ok, a few criticts i know reached out to me and told me to tell you both this 😌
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 7/7/2025, 12:13 PM
@JurassicClunge - you dont need to tell us.

This will be like Ne Zha 2.

Jokes galore but with heart at the core.

A beautiful mess
F4ntasticClunge
F4ntasticClunge - 7/7/2025, 12:25 PM
@vectorsigma - i still need to watch that movie 😬

But I honestly feel superman will be alright with the critics!
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 7/7/2025, 12:09 PM
Let's be clear: The past trailers for this film are a template of what we can expect to see.

If you liked the trailers, you'll likely like the movie.

If you didn't like the trailers, you'll likely not like the movie.

If you liked TMNT III, you'll likely like this movie.

If you like The Dark Knight, you'll likely promote the immediate termination of James Gunn.

🪙🪙
Matador
Matador - 7/7/2025, 12:20 PM
@KennKathleen - What TMNT III was terrible on the same level of The Dark Knight Rises!
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 7/7/2025, 12:27 PM
@Matador - no. TDKR is not that bad. It's GoTG2 bad, but not TMNT³ bad.
Matador
Matador - 7/7/2025, 12:34 PM
@KennKathleen - Touche' but TMNT 2 by no means was great just memorable in the over sillness factor compared to the 1st one.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 7/7/2025, 1:39 PM
@Matador - I'd say TMNT 2 is on the same level as TMNT 3.
TMNT 3 was better developed, TMNT 2 had better creature work (but Brian Henson's kid-friendly TMNT were nowhere near the same league as Jim Henson's masterful work on the first movie).
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/7/2025, 2:49 PM
@KennKathleen - don’t forget this worst turtles movie turtles go school with humans be accepted humans , splinter with glasses , afro want companion mate what turtle universe does that happen in never in comics never in cartoons except in that movie ?si=KlGGnzrhjXQRrTxZ
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/7/2025, 2:50 PM
@KennKathleen - I’ll take turtles three over turtle mutant mayhem any day
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 7/7/2025, 5:15 PM
@Matador - I agree. It was not nearly as epic due to the half-assing of Toka/Beebop and Razor/Rocksteady.

They should've done it right, and setup a Krang interaction by a spaceship saving Super Shredder at the end.

The trailer for TMNT2 was one of the most epic things in my prepubescent life! 😆

I can still hear "Go Ninja, Go Ninja, Go!!!

In my mind! Lol, good times...
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 7/7/2025, 5:16 PM
@dragon316 - Is that the Michael Bay rendition?

I never watched it...
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 7/7/2025, 5:18 PM
@dragon316 - I don't think Ive seen all of this. I confused it with that Michael Bay movie in my response to your other commment.
Matador
Matador - 7/8/2025, 7:56 AM
@ObserverIO - Yeah but you could tell how the costumes on TMNT 3 looked cheaper unless the light revealed how cheap they really looked. And the whole time travel story was a bit boring for the longevity of the story compared to 1 & 2 for a TMNT story.

But that's my opinion of course some might have liked it & TMNT 2 was a 50/50, part 1 was still the best of both.
Matador
Matador - 7/8/2025, 7:59 AM
@dragon316 - Damn dude I can agree with that.
Matador
Matador - 7/8/2025, 8:02 AM
@KennKathleen - RIGHT!

I was confused when they didn't add Bebop & Rocksteady they would have been awesome in TMNT 2, they had the toxic ooze could have just added it came from a crashed space ship. And at the end of the movie introduce Krang.

I can still hear "Go Ninja, Go Ninja, Go!!! - LOL no one will ever let Vanilla Ice forget that!
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 7/8/2025, 8:43 AM
@Matador - I think they couldn't get the rights for Bebop & Rocksteady because they were tied up in the cartoon show specifically.

Those TMNT 3 costumes were TERRIBLE! They were just the absolute worst. Fully agree.
Matador
Matador - 7/8/2025, 8:55 AM
@ObserverIO - Huh, I did not know that "couldn't get the rights for Bebop & Rocksteady" so were they created for the cartoon specifically or not part of the original comic book?
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 7/8/2025, 11:04 AM
@Matador - That's it exactly.
Matador
Matador - 7/8/2025, 11:28 AM
@ObserverIO - Still would have been a bigger hit.
PapaBear562
PapaBear562 - 7/7/2025, 12:10 PM
Things are not looking good for this film. Even Gunn seems to be on an apology tour too. Just sayin,
Canyoublush
Canyoublush - 7/7/2025, 1:19 PM
@PapaBear562 - haha so true. Licking his wounds already. 😆😆🤣🤣
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/7/2025, 2:51 PM
@PapaBear562 - people care about reviews critics that much all people should be demanded like avatar movies without question transformers one be getting sequel
Ryan
Ryan - 7/7/2025, 12:10 PM
AJR "Yes, I'm a mess with an S on my chest"
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 7/7/2025, 12:11 PM
Always some motherf***ers trying to ice skate uphill and ruin the simple enjoyment of a character that's beloved since so many's childhood. We're just looking for a magical time in the theater with Superman. Especially to escape our own realities in this troubled world.
Forthas
Forthas - 7/7/2025, 12:11 PM
I think Josh Wilding should enter the witness protection program. The horde is on its way!
Baf
Baf - 7/7/2025, 12:12 PM
“You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.”
McMurdo
McMurdo - 7/7/2025, 12:13 PM
"If you know and study people....a lot of you may not be as incisive in studying the human condition. I've spent my entire life since I was a teenager reading books on pyschology. I like to think I'm a little more aware of what people are saying and what you can read in between the lines with certain things people do or say."

John Rocha on people not understanding why James Gunn is bad lol
HermansHIV
HermansHIV - 7/7/2025, 12:14 PM
@McMurdo - ah you watch Christian Harloff. The opening of the show on the Rey movie Harlof goes at him about Gunn hard

https://www.youtube.com/live/bPjwIcsHBKo?si=MZg6HEieUm76t6HE
McMurdo
McMurdo - 7/7/2025, 12:29 PM
@HermansHIV - oh I'm aware. My comment there is the same quote I posted above lol. I actually linked this video to @JoshWilding earlier too because Harloff is 1000% on point here and Rocha sounds like a maniac.
F4ntasticClunge
F4ntasticClunge - 7/7/2025, 12:34 PM
@McMurdo - sorry bruh all those things he said were fair. I don't even know who this guy is but the host seemed like a Gunn apologist and when asked what Gunn has done that was right he didn't really have an answer😅
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