Most Disappointing Movie of 2013

Rating: 4/10 (21 June 2013)

Producer Nolan and director Snyder set out to make the story of Superman work on the silver screen once more. With Nolan's more adult take on the Dark Knight trilogy and Snyders excellent reputation for action direction, this had to be a hit. Unfortunately, it wasn't.
Let me start of by saying that it wasn't a bad action movie. But that's as deep as it gets. Nolan's influence can't be found at all and Snyder's previous films were a lot better.
The Bad: The characters in Man of Steel are incredibly stupid and/or shallow. I didn't care for most of them and was frequently face-palming at some of the dumber decisions they made. The only character that really gets explored is Kal-El himself. With Nolan involved I expected more.
Then there's the running time. This was a really long watch and it wasn't necessary at all. I'll give one example without resorting to spoilers: the first scene. We have to watch this long scene all the way through and later in the film it's explained again for no apparent reason. There are plenty of scenes that add nothing to the film and it's a shame.
Continuity wise there were also some obvious errors, again I won't spoil anything but just pay attention and you will find these mistakes without even trying. All in all it's just a sloppy film.
Also, when the first fight between Superman and his enemies breaks out, it's actually superman who starts tearing up buildings and blowing things up. Not very heroic.
The Good: The camera work is very nice and some of the action scenes are spectacular, if you can get past the unnecessary destruction caused by our so called hero.
Conclusion: This was one of my most anticipated films for some time now. Being an admirer of both Snyder and Nolan's works AND avid superhero movie fan, this had to be great. Unfortunately it was far from that. Just a blank action film with no depth at all. Such a shame...