Man Of Steel Review - 7/10

Rating: 7/10 (13 June 2013)

Saw an advanced screening of Man Of Steel on Tuesday night and going into it I had a feeling it was going to be a solid movie. Didn't expect it to be earth shattering but entertaining, and that's exactly what I got.
You get the back story of what happens to Krypton and why Zod decides to attack his own people and see Kal-El shipped away to earth. However you don't see Jonathan and Martha Kent find him or how they got the ship back to the farm but no biggy.
You'll see how Jonathan passes away, which in my opinion was cool cause it was different than the heart attack BUT seriously he dies saving THE DOG! Not another family or his own, but the dog (c'mon man let's let Jonathan be more heroic than that please).
The action scenes are VERY CGI but in all honesty how else do you do action scenes of an alien super hero who can't be injured fighting off other alien villains who can't be hurt? The war in NY that happens is pretty awesome although long and the battle between Zod and Superman end is a way I didn't realize was possible (you'll see if you watch it). And in the end we see Clark's hiring at the Daily Planet and wearing the glasses for the 1st time which was cool.
Would've like to have seen them incorporate Lex Luthor's name in the movie somehow to foreshadow the next film (if they indeed make another which I assume they will) or have them subtly mention other characters in the DC Universe but they didn't. There wasn't a lot of humor in this one unlike Iron Man 3 where there's too much, but wouldn't have mind if they lightened things up a little more than they did (the diner scene with the trucker was the only thing I think I laughed at).
All in all entertaining, lots of action in the beginning and end, a more original story than I expected so a solid 7/10 for Man Of Steel!