Superman currently sits at 82 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and has a 68 on Metacritic (“Generally Favorable, Based on 54 Critic Reviews”). These are respectable scores, but by no means extraordinary; the Rotten Tomatoes score has ticked down as the embargo has lifted and more non-influencer critics have had a chance to see it.

Gunn opted to kick off the franchise reboot by writing and directing Superman, which stars David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. The film hits theaters Friday. "He's the Man of Steel, not the Man of Conversation," Snyder tells Gunn on the animated series.

For a movie that's meant to represent the birth of a brand-new cinematic universe (the DCU), James Gunn's slight and slaphappy take on "Superman" doesn't feel much like the start of anything.  In part,

Below, we have our ranking of the nine modern, live-action Superman films, as well as the extended version of one that debuted on streaming. We’re skipping a few of the extended serials from the 1950s because, frankly, we haven’t seen them, but our friends at Screencrush say they’re pretty good. Do you agree with these rankings? Let us know below.

The Superman origin story is practically a modern myth at this point. He rockets in from Krypton, lands in Kansas, and is the face of hope since 1938.

Superman's Rotten Tomatoes score beats Man of Steel. Scroll to see how high Gunn's reboot is flying in critics’ eyes!

Joining a long list of celebrity voices to have appeared on Rick and Morty, Snyder popped up to play himself. But the main guest star in “Ricker Than Fiction” is James Gunn —whose Superman hits theaters later this week,

The newest take on the caped hero wisely embraces his corniness.

When the video of his birth parents makes him wonder whether his destiny is evil, it takes only a trip to his adoptive parents, Martha (Neva Howell) and John (Pruitt Taylor Vince), in Kansas, to set his mind at ease with a moral lesson of trivializing simplicity.