Not as great as I hoped..

Rating: 5/10 (13 June 2013)

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I went into this movie with high hopes, ignoring the negative review I'd see on foxnews earlier today. Unfortunately I couldn't look past what was staring right in front of me...
This movie was entertaining, and so I would recommend it. However, it is certainly not my favorite superhero movie.
Pros: Henry Cavill is someone I've never seen before, and I enjoyed his performance as Superman/Clark Kent. I thought he did an excellent job, and it was interesting to not see him portray the bumbling idiot reporter, but get a look at his life before that.
Russell Crowe was surprisingly good as Jor-El. I loved the beginning of the movie on Krypton - I thought it was beautiful and interesting, and I was amazed at how attached I became to Jor-El and his people within just the first few minutes, and found myself tense throughout the battle. ..Not to mention I thought the creature he rode was pretty cool ;)
I was a little annoyed how everything kept switching back and forth between present and Clark's background, however, I thought it was good, especially the tornado scene.
There was some foreshadowing, which was fun (anyone else notice the LexCorp truck?)
Cons:
Lois Lane - I wasn't sure about Amy Adams in the role, but at the beginning I was pleasantly surprised. I thought I was really going to like her. Now, I will say I still think Adams did a good job with what she was given and hope to see her return. However, she wasn't given much to work with. I was thoroughly disappointed in the shallowness of Lois Lane in this movie and didn't feel much attachment at all. The kiss at the end of the movie just didn't fit.
The biggest con - everything that has been done a hundred times before was done in this movie. Space invasion. Attack on major city. Fights on the side of buildings, being thrown through several walls of buildings. The military coming in and firing guns and canons and, though it did absolutely nothing, they still did it (seriously, why does this keep happening?). I could list others.
In all, an entertaining movie, if not EXTREMELY cliché. And the characters better be well- developed next time.