Man of Steel...2.5 out of 4 Skittles

Rating: 6/10 (5 July 2013)

In 2006, Director Zack Snyder took the movie world by force with his CG wonder film 300, and has been living off the glory fumes ever since. I know the Snyder faithful will find exception with my assessment, but with 2009's box office disappointment Watchmen, 2011's miserable polished turd Sucker Punch, and his latest endeavor, the superman reboot Man of Steel, Snyder's work speaks for itselfit's average.
In a world filled with big budget comic book movies, Man of Steel sadly feels mundane. With extremely long fight sequences of Superman and General Zod throwing each other into crumbling buildings mixed with bloated backstory and endless set up, finding something unique about this film seems to be a hard task. How many times can we the audience see the same thing before we finally give up on the comic book genre? Is seeing big city skyscrapers falling down really that appealing?
Man of Steel sneaks glimpses of greatness with Amir Mokri's beautiful cinematography, and Hans Zimmer's piercing score, but in the end the latest Superman movie feels like just another alien story missing out on connecting with the human aspect (similar to Thor) and relying on CGI action as a crutch (similar to Spider-Man 3). David S. Goyer tries to deliver everything and anything a Superman comic book faithful may want, but this tactic doesn't pay off like his Dark Knight stories causing it to tip over and collapse.
One thing's for surethis movie will make money and there will be a sequel. And by getting all the backstory out of the way, part 2 is set up to overcome Man of Steel's weaknesses and achieve the greatness missed out on the first attempt.
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