Not quite 78's Classic!

Rating: 7/10 (27 October 2013)

This is quite a contrasting film to the 1978 classic starring Christopher Reeve. On the plus side, it tries for something slightly different, seemingly taking itself quite seriously. The humour of the leading characters just isn't there, but that could be because of the dialogue or lack of it. Henry Cavill is bit wooden as Clark Kent and Superman, though his physique is chiseled to the maximum, looking more like a drugged fuelled bodybuilder than any Superman we can recall. On a large scale the special effects are impressive, but lack the imaginative set designs of earlier films. This film seems to drag on during its 2 and half hour run, whereas you can get so caught up in the 78 classic, that time just seemed irrelevant until the thrilling conclusion.