Enjoyable, yet there's room for improvement.

Rating: 6/10 (18 July 2013)

Firstly I'd like to say that Man of Steel was worth the money, I recommend watching it. Worth 3D? Maybe not. I went to watch it in 2D, as I believe most movies of late's 3D simply isn't that impressive. I was completely content with what 2D offered.
The cast was brilliant. Amy Adams (Lois Lane) was totally the best Super Man's darling. I was also completely convinced with Henry Cavil's (Clark Kent/ Kal-El)performance and especially enjoyed the way they portrayed his childhood. Randomly, in sequences that were well timed and easy to follow. Michael Shannon (General Zod) was the best super man villain thus far and he too gave a flawless and completely believable performance. Russell Crowe didn't play a massive part in the film, I did enjoy his scenes though. Over all, I'd call this my favourite Super Man cast.
The movie started off fantastically, it could almost rival Star Trek Into Darkness, for the best Sci Fi movie beginning. It soon lost consistency. After Lois and Clark's first meeting, the movie fell back into that old trend. Been there, done that. No surprises here folks.
It's certainly entertaining, I simply wouldn't call it a stunner. It comes down to graphics, and box office. The better the graphics, the more people want to see it, even though it's not particularly good. The movie companies are too concerned by the amount of money they make. They invest all their effort in special effects and not enough time in making the story flow. The fighting scenes were fairly ridiculous, we had to watch as Ka-El was smashed into object after object. Mass destruction... Along with that, we had to witness the senseless orders the human commanders gave. Who in his right mind, would order a missile strike on seemingly invincible foes, in the middle of a town. Not even to mention that the strike was basically on himself too. The civilian death count would have been disastrous. I don't buy into the idea of the human leaders in this movie. I also think some scenes were too stretched for the sake of graphics.
There is massive room for improvement on how the movie was written. Like the beginning, I'd like to see something different in a Super Man movie. Also, the ice? Why is there always ice in these movies, try something bold and original for a change.