Good story, perhaps should have been split into 2

Rating: 7/10 (16 June 2013)

Man of Steel had a great story and in principal should have been a great movie. I think it was a little let down by:
1) Poor CGI in some sequences 2) Parts of the action sequences looking like 300 3) Just too much happening by the end if the film (hence may have benefitting from splitting the film into 2) 4) In some scenes; it felt like you were watching Smallville
Overall the underlying story made it up for me. I liked the film, thought Henry Cavill looked and played the roles very well. The biggest surprise for me was Russell Crowe as Jor El. He was grand. Initially when I heard he would be playing Jor El; I almost laughed as I could not visualise it.
But after watching the film, I thought he really stole the show in each scene he was in; not taking anything away from the other stars of the film as they all did well.