At least its not iron man 3

Rating: 6/10 (12 November 2013)

Let me start out by saying I have always loved DC over Marvel, always have and always will. the trouble with being both a DC lover and film fanatic is that Marvel has all it all set up, with franchises that have launched in the early 2000's and will continue to send the amount of dough they acquire through the stratosphere. so when I heard that man of steel was to be released summer of 2013, I couldn't be happier. I loved Christopher Nolan's interpretation of Batman, even if the third film was pretty shaky. So when I discovered Zack Snyder was directing this film, I was nervous. Having never seen 300, I had only to judge the director on what I knew, which was watchmen and sucker punch, being decent and an incredible mess, respectively. Despite this I went into it with relatively high hopes because I had discovered Nolan was one of the producers. And the result was... Odd.
The movie, as it should, took itself incredibly seriously, delving into the mythology of superman like has never been done on the silver screen. The casting, for the most part was well done Cavill was the obvious choice for the titular character, having decent acting chops and a self righteous demeanor. most of the other actors were good as well, highlights being Shannon's Zod and Crowes' loving Jor-El (glad he isn't mad the whole time like in Les miserable). the progression of Clark Kent felt relatively natural and when Clark first takes fight, we are given the most magnificent view, having some of the most beautiful cgi I have seen. AND THE SCORE!!!! Hans Zimmer absolutely outdid himself in this film, giving us a modern spin on the theme by john Williams.
With all the films pros, there are WAYYYYY too many flaws, mostly on the fault of the director. the editing in this movie I absolutely abysmal, sending us from watching superman having a heated discussion with the general to an intimate scene between Clark and Lois. also Clark and Lois' relationship felt so forced I could have walked out of the theater just on that account. the audio was absolutely all over the place on this film, sounding like a cannon every time superman flies by, which is a lot! also, although Zimmer's score in this film is one of his best, Snyder just is just so overwhelmed with this terrific score that he doesn't even know what to do with it, sometimes just throwing it in places where it makes no sense to the situation at hand at all, making it sound like a silent film that has random music overlaid on top just to appease high schoolers who know nothing of films without sound. Some of the acting is way over the top, the perfect example of this is, obviously, Lois, who has one of the biggest examples of female dominance in film history. She acts like the classic no nonsense business woman, but yet she allows herself to be swept off by superman on a whim. here's a hint, if you want us to respect your character, Don't FALL FOR EVERY DUDE IN A RED CAPE!!!! This movie could have great had it been put under the great directors of our generation (NOLAN!!!!!) But,, alas It falls short of being a good movie and settles for just being decent.
lets just hope Snyder doesn't screw up the next one.