It's A Bird, It's A Plane....

HOLLYWOODLAND-2006-The “mysterious death” of George Reeves is the topic of this fictional biopic. Ben Affleck plays the actor who gained immortality playing “Superman” on TV in the 1950’s. Adrian Brody is the fictional PI investigating his suicide. Diane Ladd is slightly miscast as Reeves’ married lover Toni Lanier. It touches on several conspiracy theories but in the end seems to say that Reeves did in fact kill himself.


Affleck is good but lacks whatever it was that made the real Reeves so likable and perfect as the man of steel. It’s really not his fault though. There’s probably no actor around who could have captured it!

Since Brody’s character is fictional why delve into his personal life? Who cares? This side story really brings the film down a notch.

Bob Hoskins is Eddie Mannix, Toni’s producer/husband. Also with Robin Tunney (TV’s PRISON BREAK), Jeffery DeMunn and Larry Cedar. This was the first theatrical movie for director Allen Coulter who’d previously done TV episodes of THE SOPRANOS, THE X-FILES, SEX AND THE CITY and other shows. 

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