Attractive but Ultimately Disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (14 July 2013)

Any new Superman movie is a must see for me and i went in intrigued by the possibilities of a "modern" spin on this classic tale.
It had some interesting angles like the brooding, handsome, tortured hero bit and the new "bio leather" type costume but though there were some good parts the whole film seemed disjointed like some weird, cool alien with no vertebrae.
Firstly, the whole opening sequence on Krypton was too long. Also, Zod was less than captivating. So was Amy Adams who didn't fit the role of Lois Lane. Bummer.
The flashbacks were cute but not as rich as I would have liked. Neither did they fit seamlessly into the narrative. There was no feeling like, "oh wow, i really wanted to know that and boom here comes flshback." it was more like, "getting bored....oh flashback? Yes please. And afterwards- OK, whatever."
The action sequences were boring to be honest. The tension created in a single encounter like the one in the bar when the guy punches Clark for standing up to him was greater and had more opportunity for drama than the entire long, drawn out fight sequences with Zod's drones.
They set the movie up for some strong drama and then let it devolve into some phony sentiments between him and Amy Adams and him vs the Zod crew.
For me this was the third in a line of 3 disappointing superhero films lately.
The worst: Avengers. Yuck
The second to worst: Dark Night Rises
The best (but not as good as it could've been) Man of Steel