Rating:  -
This 13-inch collector's figure may say it's good for those 5 and above, but that's about choking hazard and not age-appropriateness. As you can tell from the price, this *is* a collector's figure, and only worth getting if it's well taken care of (so, if you're buying it for your kid, they better be old enough to not make this figure "fly").
What's great about this figure is that it actually has semblance to Brandon Routh (unlike many other toys), has a good-quality cloth un-zippable suit (behind the cape, of course), and has multiple points of articulation, most of which work with the cloth surrounding it.
*But* it comes with a display stand which will not work to display Superman standing up (i.e., if this is the case, you'll have to be careful to have it balance on the feet), and must clamp around something (presumably the waist), which is visible. Also, though posable, certain poses leave the figure looking somewhat unrealistic (for example, in order to have a raised arm [like flying] the biceps must be manipulated in a way that leaves a huge, rectangular-type shape on top of the arm; and, the arms cannot lie remotely flatly against the body, as is also sometimes a 'flying position').
And, though pretty good quality, certain things are less than I expected: - the belt isn't centered, and can't be made that way - the shorts are a little bit too short, if you know what I meant - the knees, especially when bent, are shaped like this guy really is an alien.
But all the nitpick-ish faults I point out are far overshadowed by the finer points of this product, such as good fabric, uniform painting, high poseability, and the fact that the suit is even sewn like seen in the movie (raglan). And better, the body isn't molded to look comic book-ish or a steroid-pumped child's toy; it's very realistic, unless you look under the suit.
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