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Super/Man:
The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)
  
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Directed
by:
Ian Bonhôte
Peter Ettedgui |
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COUNTRY
United Kingdom/USA |
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GENRE
Documentary |
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NORWEGIAN TITLE
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story |
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RUNNING
TIME
104 minutes |
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Produced
by:
Robert Ford
Lizzie Gillett
Ian Bonhôte
Connor Schell
Libby Geist |
Written by:
Ian Bonhôte
Peter Ettedgui
Otto Burnham |
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Cast includes:
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CHARACTER |
ACTOR/ACTRESS |
RATING |
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Themselves |
Christopher Reeve
(archive footage)
Dana Reeve (archive footage)
Alexandra Reeve
Matthew Reeve
Will Reeve
Kevin Johnson
Jeff Daniels
Susan Sarandon
Glenn Close
Whoopi Goldberg
John Kerry
Pierre Spengler
Robin Williams (archive footage)
Richard Donner (archive footage) |
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Review
A detailed and fairly nuanced
presentation of the extraordinary life of actor Christopher Reeve.
Filmmakers Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui tell the story through
alternating segments about Reeve's rise and fall, with the
obvious focal points being his starring role in the
Superman
franchise and the horse-riding accident that left him paralysed for
the last nine years of his life. The film's greatest asset is not
any revelatory stories, but the many up-close and personal
interviews with Reeve's friends and family,
including his three children. They come across as thoughtful,
solid people who may have become better versions of themselves
thanks to the dichotomy of experiences they are left with as Reeve's
children. Only in some segments towards the end does the film lose
its tight focus, where Reeve's undoubtedly valuable efforts as an
advocate for the rights of disabled people are somewhat
overembellished by a few awkward artistic choices and vapid music.
However, these are not detrimental enough for the film to lose its main
accomplishment: a bittersweet reflection on a life well-lived, both in and out of
the limelight.
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