Supercontroversial, yet still a stiff

They tried suggesting he might be gay. They inferred that he may be a stand-in for Jesus. Now people who insist on getting upset over something - anything - about the new Superman movie are complaining that Perry White is a traitor for referencing the old Supes catchphrase "Truth, justice and . . ." and leaving out "the American way" part.

Whether you think that's an amusing gag, a craven capitulation to the larger international moviegoing audience or another of those feverishly imagined examples of Hollywood hating the good old USA, it really doesn't make "Superman Returns" any more interesting than any of the other hyperventilated interpretations.
Face it: Supes has always been something of a stiff as comic book characters go, and compared to Spider-Man, Batman and the X-Men movies, he still sorta is. There is some beautiful, elegant filmmaking in Bryan Singer's movie. But all the fake controversy in the world can't make it exciting.