If you are gonna fail, then fail big.

Rating: 2/10 (14 June 2013)

And this did just that. Story Their efforts to create a unique twist on the classic Superman story was disastrous. The plot was full of holes and head-scratching moments, and it did not add any depth to Superman's story or bring out the emotional responses they wanted to. The characters were horribly written (the villain esp), and some poorly acted. Costumes and make-up The costumes in the movie were ridiculously cheesy. It looked like some B-rated sci-fi flick from the 70's. CGI At times the CGI was fantastic, but other times it looked like it was dated by a few decades. I guess that is to be expected when 90% of the movie is computer generated! Score How could you go wrong with a Hans Zimmer score? They found a way. The score was loud...really loud, but not powerful at all. It just seemed very cheap. Acting The one highlight of the movie was that the actor who portrayed Superman did an excellent job (still hoping that the Justice League will be good), but the same cannot be said for Russell Crowe. Crowe who has delivered excellent performances in the past seems to have confirmed that his acting days are at an end with this role (as if Les Miserables wasn't proof enough). The other actors were mostly tolerable, though some of the reporters were awful actors.
Overall About as exciting as scraping dirt from under your toenails. The movie would put you to sleep if it weren't for its obnoxious, over-the-top score giving you a headache and jolting you to wakefulness every two seconds. The movie lacked all the sublty that makes a movie something more than cheap entertainment. Your kids will probably like it, but I don't recommend it for adults.