“Superman: Man Of Tomorrow” is a really disappointing DC animated film. It gives a new take on the beginning of Superman’s story. However, it just isn’t remotely interesting. If you thought some of the other DC animated “Superman” films were underwhelming, this seems to hit a new low.

In “Man Of Tomorrow”, Superman still hasn’t really made his presence known. He soon finds himself forced to reveal himself to the world when alien bounty hunter Lobo arrives on Earth. Superman also has to deal with the terrifying new threat of Parasite, who can steal Superman’s powers and thoughts just by touching him. In order to overcome Parasite, he will have to turn to Lex Luthor for help.

The Superman here is just deathly boring. I know that Superman is often not as complex a character as Batman but he should not be this dull. We have Lex Luthor, Lobo and Parasite yet all of them feel underwhelming. Parasite in particular feels so far removed from what I was hoping for. Lois Lane is totally wasted here. All the voice acting from everyone is just really wooden. I really dislike the animation style used and it’s a real shame that DC is using this more for some of their other films set in the same continuity. I just feel that all the characters look really lifeless.

“Man Of Tomorrow” is a total disaster with a bland story with way too many plot elements for any of them to get given an adequate amount of time. The action sequences are not remotely impressive either. I hated almost every single moment of this sorry superhero picture. DC has been really creative and engaging with some of its animated films but this is easily one of their biggest misfires. At least it’s not quite as bad as “Batman: The Killing Joke”.