Man of Mediocrity

Rating: 2/10 (7 December 2013)

First of all, Henry Cavill is a very good Superman. Of all the reviews and opinions of this movie, the majority of people seem to agree with this. He has a child-like innocence but is shrouded in masculinity and his hard work and effort in preparation for the role shows in abundance on screen. Henry Cavill is a good Superman.
And now to the other point - This movie is awful. I hate Zac Snyder movies, in my opinion (and it is my opinion) his movies are all shallow, pointless CGI clad outings with zero effort, and this movie is no different.
With a script co-written by Christopher Nolan, I had slightly high expectations of Man of Steel but it just doesn't work. He tried to go all Dark Knight which completely removes any of the warmth and humour that made the original Superman so watchable. If it worked for Batman, it doesn't work for Superman, they are very different superheroes.
Aside from Superman and his scrotum faced nemesis with bronchitis Michael Shannon, every other character exists simply as filler and none of them are remotely interesting. Shannon, who I usually enjoy watching, is so over the top that I found him fairly painful to watch, though he had little to work with.
The last 40 minutes of the film is a complete CGI endurance test, so much so that it seems like an extended cut scene from a computer game. I don't care what anyone says, CGI should be utilised to complement a film only, not to tell the majority of the story. Even if that story is just two cartoons slamming each other through cartoon buildings. (not a spoiler, its in the trailer). These are the reasons why the new Star Wars trilogy is so hated the world over.
This movie will divide opinion, I'm just tired of being conned out of my hard earned peanuts to watch a cartoon billed as a big blockbuster. That's all folks.