A short unbiased review of Man of Steel

Rating: 4/10 (15 June 2013)

Man of Steel at the time of this review has an 8.4. This will undoubtedly go down as more people see it but for now the reason is people that love superman are reviewing it, as for me I am indifferent. I like superman but he is not my favorite superhero and I went into this movie pretty blind. I had high hopes for this film in the hands of Zack Snyder and having Michael Shannon in there but sadly it didn't live up to those expectations. Zack Snyder has this talent for making films that are almost good but never quite there and that's how I feel about Man of Steel. It had great action that made you feel every punch and laser blast but too much of it. I don't care of Snyder was "pleasing" the fans, it was TOO MUCH. It didn't need to be 2 hours and 30 minutes, there was always things happening but oddly enough a lot of it felt like filler, in disposable scenes. The acting was decent but I felt like Michael Shannon wasn't right for this part. I love Michael Shannon but his talent is for the subdued menacing guy not the constantly screaming villain. It didn't work for me. The writing was pretty sappy at a lot of parts but a few good lines were in there, especially for Kevin Costner. I didn't hate it, and I definitely didn't like it. 4/10