Film critics have weighed in with the first reactions to James Gunn's Superman, which stars David Corenswet as the caped superhero.

The David Corenswet-led flick encompasses the DC comic’s origins — akin to “the story of America” — and at a basic level, is about a man searching for a better life after leaving his original home (planet), the 58-year-old director and co-head of DC Studios said in a new interview with The Times.