[innerSpaceman]

Hollywoodland was meh. The flashback mystery involving George Reeves' death was fascinating, but the foreground detective story about Adrien Brody was lackluster.

But having just watched the Superman Returns bonus features, I found the stuff about the Reeves murder/suicide mystery to be fascinating. At one point in those extras, director Bryan Singer asks actor Brandon Routh if he's worried by the so-called "Superman Curse." Routh says that, even if disaster should befall him, he will at least have gotten to be Superman on film.

I'll be following Brandon's life with interest. If tragedy strikes, I will be a true believer in the Superman Curse, and will conclude that George Reeves was murdered. The movie Hollywoodland ultimately leaves the question open, but it was fun to learn the details of the mystery.

In other words, a good film for Superman fans; all others should avoid.





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