Oh, man ...

Rating: 4/10 (23 June 2013)

The Good: The first half of the movie. - The scenes on Krypton were quite OK as was the part when we learn how Clark was raised. Henry Cavill is a worthy successor to Christopher Reeve in my opinion, he actually CAN act. - Thumbs up for Kevin Costner as well.
The Bad: The second half of the movie. - Come on, does anyone really want to see two guys punching themselves through a major city? This fight was so ridiculous, its sole purpose was to lay as many buildings as possible in ruins; even when Supes and Zod flew into space they had to encounter a satellite ... to destroy it, that is. It all seemed like a huge fight of the WWE: Everyone knows who will win, and everyone knows that one fighter can not really hurt the other. Boring, to say the least. Especially after the fight in Smallville, the final showdown is lame.

There are so many plot holes in this movie that I don't even know where to begin. I know, this is a comic/Sci Fi Movie, but COME ON! E.g. Clark was exposed to the sun and the atmosphere for more than 30 years and grew as strong as he is because of that. Zod & Co can NOT have these powers after being on Earth for such a short period of time. And what about telling the world that Lois Lane knows who Superman really is? Don't you think EVERYONE would like to know and almost everyone would find out?

Zod or rather Michael Shannon. Zod is such an iconic villain, such a great opponent for Superman in the comic books that there should have been a more charismatic actor than Mr. Shannon. Or maybe just a better one. 'Nuff said.

The Ugly: - As in The Dark Knight series, you can see one thing: Chris Nolan and David S. Goyer are not your Friendly Neighbourhood Comic Book Freaks. Their stories are concentrating on the dark (sic) sides of their characters, their inner demons and their struggles. This doesn't have to be a bad thing for a superhero movie. But it becomes "ugly" when the director is not able to do something iconic with the characters or with the script, respectively. Did you get the goosebumps, when Clark puts on the Superman suit in "Man of Steel" for the first time? Me neither. - And: Like it or not, Superman stands for "NO KILLING". But this one doesn't. And that is the most sacrilegious thing that could happen in a Superman movie. - 3D: Unnecessary. Again.