James Gunn's "Superman" launches a revamped DC movie universe with a new Man of Steel. It works on both counts, thanks to star David Corenswet.

Though the polygraph technician Stephanie Jackson initially declared the confession of Corenswet’s very personal injury as “inconclusive” — meaning the reading on the polygraph couldn’t indicate whether or not the actor was lying, she amended her verdict to “truthful” after Corenswet went into agonizing specifics regarding how it happened.