Man of steel, 10/10

Rating: 7/10 (15 June 2013)

I have one very large belief when it comes to superman, that belief is that he is overpowered. I feel the sheer amount of powers he has can often hit the limits of ridiculous (much like batman's utility belt in Batman & Robin) However i didn't find that at all in this film. But that isn't the thing i felt make this film so good. Superman being so overpowered means to me that a lot of emotion and a lot of display of the conflict between Kal-el's Human and Kryptonian sides are required to make this more than just an action movie but a solid superhero outing. This film did just that, it presented it in a way no other film like it has done, and made you see how tough the big decisions in this film really were going to be for Kal. To make me empathise with someone with super human strength is a pretty big accomplishment in my eyes. As far as acting, Henry Cavill brought out a solid performance as Kal, I'm still not ready to decide on him as an actor, but he was a good superman. Russel Crowe's acting was as good as ever. I am a huge fan of Amy Adams, i love her work and i think she is a convincing actress, however as far as i like her and as well as she acted in the film, i am still not sold on her as Lois Lane, I hoped the film would change that. It did not, she was great but i don't feel that she fits the role. Michael Shannon was good in his role in the film, i feel he could have been replaced by anyone though. All in all, i really enjoyed man of steel it was exactly as i hoped it would be. I hope they rebirth the franchise and JLA from here, and it all goes as swimmingly as this did.