One of the most popular fictional superhero of all time, gets the movie it deserves

Rating: 8/10 (9 July 2013)

People complained for a long period of time that Superman movies lack much action. And now they get one with a lot of action and now the people complain because there is too much action...Oh the humanity. This one in my opinion I found to be a satisfying superhero movie and also had a craving for more when it was over for a sequel. And that is how all good or great franchises should be. Being satisfied but wanting more and Zack Snyder delivers. A lot of the audiences seem to complain that this lacks emotional elements or lack the romantic areas. Like the trailer made it seem to have, well at least the first 2. While I kinda agree with the emotional part when ti comes to the weak romantic aspect of this film. Snyder is probably building it up for the sequel. It seems Snyder really wanted this one to be a smash thus giving more chances of a sequel getting made. Plus "Superman Returns" leaned towards the romantic side a lot and it failed when it came to the box office return. Brandon Routh did well but I liked the Henry Cavill's portrayal of Superman better, maybe because it's a bit more down to earth and because of his stature. Amy Adams is alright as Lois Lane, although I thought her be cast for the role at first one a mistake. Russell Crowe is great as Jor-El and nailed it as this charismatic and cool biological father of Superman. Kevin Costner is Superman's father on earth and he didn't seem to be in this movie much, except to build up Kal-El to who he becomes. Which is basically the main aspect of his character in the comics but just wanted a bit more out of the guy. Lastly Zod is played by Michael Shannon who despite his figure, I just didn't find the actor to be all that intimidating as a villain in a lot of the movies he is in. But he really gets into it in this one and throws in a lot of effort, which does make quite a change. Although Zod is poorly developed, even for a villain in this. The visuals are just topnotch and awesome. And despite the decent intro and build up, the action is what makes this movie stand out. Superman fights like how he should and it's freaking awesome. When the action kicks off, it really doesn't stop until the very end. And personally, I am not complaining. The fights, especially when it comes to Superman vs. Zod. It's legendary and so grand scale. I think it's bigger than the final fight in "The Avengers". In fact it's probably the most epic superhero fight I have ever seen. I really don't know how they are going to top this one for the sequel. Overall this is one of the best movies of the summer where even the final scene alone is worth the price of admission.
8.4/10