Superman (Brandon Routh) has returned after being away for five years in space, exploring his home world of Krypton. In the meantime Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) has explored his lair, and stole crystals. The crystals contain the knowledge of Krypton. He experiments with the crystals, and every time he does it causes a black out.
Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has moved on from Superman. She has a son and a boyfriend/fiancé, Richard White (James Marsden.) She won a Pulitzer for an article about not needing Superman. She takes her son with her, tracking down a hint about the most recent blackout. She wonders onto the boat of Lex Luthor.
After she is on board, Luthor heads to see to put his plan into action. He had obtained kryptonite from a museum. He is going to combine the kryptonite with a Krypton crystal, and make an island he will own. This new land will cover much of the eastern United States, and being combined with kryptonite, will be poisonous to Superman. He completes his task, and then must hurry away to avoid the crystal island. Superman, and her fiancé rescue Lois. Richard White takes her away in a seaplane, but Lois Lane realizes they must turn back. Superman is in peril because of the kryptonite. He is tossed in the ocean to die.
As they approach, Lois' son, is able to see Superman in the deep. He is in fact Superman's son. They are able to get him and fly away, but Superman must return. Billions are in peril. Superman restores his strength in the sun, then lifts the island and throws it into space. The effort kills him.
Luthor and his girlfriend, Kitty Kowolski (Parker Posey) escape, but Kowolski drops the crystals on purpose as she is tired of Luthor's antics and callousness.
Lois visits Superman in the hospital. Can her life, and knowing he has a son, bring him back to life?
This movie is good, not the best superman. It gets bogged down a couple of times with back story, but the action wins out in the end.
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