Good but not good enough.

Rating: 6/10 (14 June 2013)

I found the movie to be strangely disappointing. It was more of a string "hey, look how well we do CGI" episodes, completely swallowing the proved performances of a star studded cast comprised of Hollywood "A" list, TV-Show A/B list, and relative newcomers.
Cavill does a good Superman, but fell victim to the flash bangs & the blue suit, which extinguished his Shakespearean acting background. Amy Smart, Lawrence Fishburne, Diane Lane, Christopher Meloni, Russel Crowe, Kevin Costner, etc. were all good, but what else would one expect from names/actors of that caliber?!
In all essence, Superman is a story of struggle, overcoming obstacles, prevailing and the representation of (former) American values. The overabundance of action is a by product to the human/kryptonian rise to stand tall where others have surrendered. Unfortunately, the show-off character of the special effects, which at times were too outdrawn, took a movie that could have been a character driven epic and turned it into something of lesser value.
While it's too bad that this version of Superman didn't do it for me, I do have hopes that it built the foundation for future editions, hopefully with the same cast, and capitalizing on the extraordinary ability each one of these actors has.