I liked this movie (Man Of Steel, 2013) a little better when...

Rating: 5/10 (24 June 2013)

...it was called Battle for Terra(2007), cos I actually CARED when the Terraformer started killing people.
...it was called Transformers (2007), cos even Michael Bay knew to show MORE than just 2 people (& 2 shades of colors) punching each other over and over again in extended action sequences.
...it was called The Hulk(2003)/The Incredible Hulk(2008), cos I didn't have to watch actors REPEATEDLY (struck a pose and) morphed into cartoon action figures and turned back into actors (to strike another pose), before morphing again into cartoon figures almost every other shot.
...it was called Independence Day(1996), cos even Roland Emmerich knew to STOP the relentless death and destruction after a successful show of force.
...it was called Superman II(1980), cos it's easier to suspend disbelief for a FEW silly but simple plots/premises than MANY stupid and convoluted ones.
...ET CETERA. ET CETERA
But too bad Zack Snyder decided to take his inspiration from...
...Bryan Singer's Superman Returns and made the sky look like it was going to rain all the time.
...Dragonball Z fight sequences without capturing much of the fun/excitement
... TV Commercials slogan and copy-writing instead of having actual dialog and characterization.
All this is faint and damning praise, of course-- still, kudos to Henry Cavill for managing to channel Christopher Reeves even more than Brandon Routh did in Superman Returns.