A Decent Superhero Movie

Rating: 6/10 (3 July 2013)

In its' own right, Man of Steel is good, but compared to other superhero franchises, The Dark Knight, Spider-man, Iron Man, The Avengers, and even the first two Christopher Reeve Supmerman movies and the last Superman that was done, these are far better franchises. The storyline feels rushed as we see Cal-El being sent off Krypton one scene and then the next scene he's on a ship, and quickly we must flashback to Clark's childhood, the movie picks up in the middle and then gets overblown by non-stop fighting sequences that replaces plot.
Having been a lifelong fan of Kevin Costner, it was disappointing and would have been better with more Kevin. Simply put, if you saw the trailer, you saw almost all of K.C.'s part in the movie. It's disappointing that even after a Golden Globe and Emmy winning performance for Hatfields & McKoys that this kind of cameo underdeveloped character work is still the best Kevin Costner can get in his attempt at a comeback. I hope he is given more to work with in his supporting role in the new Jack Ryan movie coming out this Christmas holiday 2013. He does have some leading roles coming up in 2014, so looking forward to that.
One good solid supporting role was that of Russell Crowe playing Jor-El. Russell Crowe received far more screen time than I imagined he was going to get. I imagined Russell Crowe was only going to be in the opening sequence. Russell Crowe seems to be re-establishing himself in later age as a supporting actor.
Overall, not bad, but not a great superhero movie in my book. I'll stick with Batman!